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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. Who recommended George Martin for the job at Abbey Road, as cited early in Chapter 3?
2. Who woke George Martin in the middle of the night, at the beginning of Chapter 1?
3. While George Martin's main instrument was the piano, what was his second instrument at music school?
4. In Chapter 1, which two songs did George Martin want the Beatles to record in a foreign language?
5. As explained by George Martin in Chapter 2, how is orchestration different from composition?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was George Martin's first musical love, and what did he do to understand its construction, as described in Chapter 2?
2. Why did George Martin have trouble plugging "Love Me Do", which only reached number 17 on the charts?
3. What was George Martin's opinion of the Beatles talent and potential, upon listening to the demo tapes brought to him by Brian Epstein?
4. Briefly describe George Martin's first meeting with the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, in 1962.
5. Why, according to George Martin in Chapter 2, is pop music not a step down from classical?
6. 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?
7. What was George Martin's first job at Parlophone, as described in Chapter 3, and what were his primary duties?
8. What were George Martin's first impressions of the Beatles when he met them for the first time at Abbey Road?
9. Why did the Beatles stand up George Martin in 1964, as described in Chapter 1?
10. How does George Martin compare the nature of singer/songwriters in the 1950s, when he started at Parlophone, with the situation in 1979, when "All You Need Is Ears" was published?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast George Martin's descriptions of alcohol consumption by many of the comedic and musical acts he recorded in his early days at Parlophone, with his descriptions of illegal drug use by the Beatles.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 15, George Martin laid out his predictions for the next twenty-five years in music and technology. Most of those predictions have since become reality. Since "All You Need Is Ears" was published in 1979, that twenty-five year span ended in 2004, and the next twenty-five-year span has begun. What predictions might George Martin make for this next quarter century, based on your understanding of his philosophies and knowledge?
Essay Topic 3
How does George Martin string together the various periods of his life, both professional and personal, and how does he interweave more technical discussions about music, architecture, filmmaking, and technology? Chapter by chapter, how does the book flow to create a cohesive autobiography?
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