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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 what year did the Beatles first reach number one in America?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1965.

2. What two career paths did George Martin consider before joining the Fleet Air Arm?
(a) Baking and woodworking.
(b) Architecture and aircraft design.
(c) Aircraft design and baking.
(d) Architecture and woodworking.

3. Who was the head of Parlophone, whom George Martin met for an interview at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Oscar Preuss.
(b) Brian Epstein.
(c) Eric Harrison.
(d) Sidney Harrison.

4. What was the cause of death of George Martin's mother?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Cerebral hemorrhage.

5. Why did George Martin stop taking piano lessons after only eight lessons?
(a) The lessons were too expensive.
(b) The instructor moved away.
(c) His mother died.
(d) His mother had a row with his instructor.

Short Answer Questions

1. The composer Bach trudged hundreds of miles in a failed attempt to meet which other musician, according to George Martin in Chapter 2?

2. Who recommended George Martin for the job at Abbey Road, as cited early in Chapter 3?

3. George Martin explains that, in 1954, what was true about singer/songwriters?

4. What happened to many of the labels at EMI, following World War II, according to George Martin?

5. As explained by George Martin in Chapter 2, how is orchestration different from composition?

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