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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While in the Fleet Air Arm, George Martin was invited to appear on which BBC program?
(a) "Benny Hill Show".
(b) "Top of the Pops".
(c) "Navy Mixture".
(d) "Army Marches".

2. What was the profession of George Martin's father?
(a) Musician.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Actor.
(d) Baker.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When George Martin was a child, his grandmother lived where?

2. Before George Martin joined the Fleet Air Arm he worked briefly at what occupation?

3. By the end of Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?

4. In Chapter 1, George Martin mentioned his membership in what dramatic group?

5. Early in the Beatles' saga, who was the assistant to Neil Aspinall?

(see the answer key)

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