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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, George Martin wanted the Beatles to record two songs in which foreign language?
(a) French.
(b) Japanese.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

2. Early in the Beatles' saga, who was the assistant to Neil Aspinall?
(a) Mal Evans.
(b) George Martin.
(c) George Harrison.
(d) Brian Epstein.

3. As explained by George Martin in Chapter 2, how is orchestration different from composition?
(a) Orchestration involves changing a composition, as an editor changes a manuscript.
(b) Orchestration is easier than composition.
(c) Orchestration is more difficult than composition.
(d) Orchestration is a matter of giving color to lines that are already there.

4. Early in Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?
(a) Overseeing classical music.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Sorting scores.
(d) Composition.

5. Who woke George Martin in the middle of the night, at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Mal Evans.
(b) Paul McCartney.
(c) Neil Aspinall.
(d) Brian Epstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. After attending a concert, George Martin met Eric Harrison, a musician who played which instrument?

2. In 1964, what function did Neil Aspinall perform for the Beatles?

3. Regarding the family flat where George Martin lived as a boy, which of the following is true?

4. What, according to George Martin, is the real wonder of music and orchestration?

5. While in the Fleet Air Arm, George Martin was invited to appear on which BBC program?

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