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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Abbey Road, what skills did George Martin realize were required to make recordings, in addition to technical abilities?
(a) Diplomatic skills and tact.
(b) Promotion and public relations.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Carpentry.

2. At the time "All You Need Is Ears" was written, what equipment was used to alter the pitch of a human voice recording?
(a) Harmonising Vocaliser.
(b) Eventide Harmoniser.
(c) Vocal Harmoniser.
(d) Harmonising Eventide.

3. Which Beatles song was the first to feature other musicians, in addition to the four Beatles and George Martin?
(a) "A Day in the Life".
(b) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
(c) "Paperback Writer".
(d) "Yesterday".

4. In the recording studio, what is the function of the compressor?
(a) Allowing the use of a smaller studio.
(b) Lowering the volume of the loudest sounds and enhancing the quietest sounds.
(c) Providing quiet heating and cooling to the studio.
(d) Protecting the hearing of musicians and engineers.

5. During his first meeting with George Martin, the Beatles' manager said that everyone in Liverpool described them in what way?
(a) The cat's pajamas.
(b) The bee's knees.
(c) Twenty-three skidoo.
(d) The best thing since sliced bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. The original contract between the Beatles and Parlophone was set to last for how long?

2. What two career paths did George Martin consider before joining the Fleet Air Arm?

3. In Chapter 1, which two songs did George Martin want the Beatles to record in a foreign language?

4. Chapter 4 opens with George Martin's discussion of what, and its relationship to sound and music?

5. During the Beatles' first trip to America, why did Alan Livingston attempt to keep George Martin away from press conferences and the limelight?

(see the answer key)

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