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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. As explained by George Martin in Chapter 2, how is orchestration different from composition?
2. According to Chapter 2, what was George Martin's first real love in music?
3. Who was the sidekick of Jakka the space-boy, a comedic character recorded by George Martin?
4. Which Beatles song was the first to reach number one in America?
5. What was the profession of George Martin's father?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were George Martin's first impressions of the Beatles when he met them for the first time at Abbey Road?
2. Whom does George Martin consider to be his fairy godfather, and how did the two meet?
3. Why did George Martin have trouble plugging "Love Me Do", which only reached number 17 on the charts?
4. What is the strong warning behind George Martin's pun on a Beatles song, "All You Need Is Ears"?
5. Briefly describe George Martin's first meeting with the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, in 1962.
6. Why was George Martin gradually disenchanted with EMI by the end of Chapter 3, and what happened when he announced his plan to accept a position elsewhere?
7. How, according to George Martin in Chapter 6, did the role of a producer change from the 1950s to the time "All You Need Is Ears" was published, in 1979?
8. What was George Martin's first job at Parlophone, as described in Chapter 3, and what were his primary duties?
9. Relate one anecdote from George Martin's early career at Parlophone, as described in Chapter 3.
10. At the beginning of Chapter 1, why did the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, call George Martin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss George Martin's choices, regarding what to include and what to exclude from "All You Need Is Ears". For example, he includes a lengthy description, in Chapter 5, about how he destroyed EMI's relationship with a lesser-known artist, the conductor of The Scottish Festival of Male Voice Praise, and yet he makes no mention of the milestone event, the breakup of the Beatles.
Essay Topic 2
If George Martin can be said to be the protagonist of his own autobiographical story, who are the main antagonists? How did George Martin overcome obstacles set before him by those antagonists? Did he, or his character, learn and grow as the story progressed?
Essay Topic 3
What are some of the major achievements of the Beatles, under the wing of George Martin, that make them the most successful and influential band in rock history? What barriers did they break, shocking at the time, that seem perhaps less radical in retrospect?
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