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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. In filmmaking, what is a click track?

2. What album does George Martin cite, in Chapter 12, as the classic example of what a talented amateur can achieve with multi-track recording?

3. In the 1950s studios had A&R men, meaning what?

4. George Martin states, throughout "All You Need Is Ears", that major change comes to the recording industry at what general interval of time?

5. In the recording studio, what is the function of the compressor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Under what circumstances did the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, die?

2. What, according to George Martin, is the best way to orchestrate for strings?

3. What difficulties were presented by John Lennon's request that George Martin fuse together two unique versions of "Strawberry Fields Forever"?

4. How does George Martin compare multi-track recording to a four-layer cake, as described in Chapter 8?

5. What sites did George Martin consider for AIR's second studio, a residential complex, and where was it ultimately constructed?

6. What is George Martin's explanation for the song, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", contrary to the popular theory that the song is about LSD?

7. Briefly summarize George Martin's predictions for the future, as of 1979, regarding the use of digital recording.

8. Discuss two innovations predicted by George Martin in Chapter 15 that have since become reality.

9. Why did the creators of the James Bond film, "Live and Let Die", want someone other than songwriter Paul McCartney to sing the title song?

10. For the film, "The Family Way", what sort of tune did George Martin ask Paul McCartney to write, and what strategy did he employ when Paul McCartney was slow to comply?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compile a list of famous names in "All You Need Is Ears" that may be unfamiliar to Americans or to younger readers. Create a brief byline for each person, indicating why he or she is famous. Should subsequent editions of the book contain footnotes, elaborating on these celebrities' claims to fame?

Essay Topic 3

Why does George Martin feel that pop music is not a step down from classical music? Why does he think pop musicians find it easier to succeed in modern times than classical musicians?

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