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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 3, George Martin went to Abbey Road to visit which studio?
(a) EMI.
(b) Apple.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Regal Zonophone.

2. Which Beatles song was the first to reach number one in America?
(a) "She Loves You".
(b) "Yesterday".
(c) "Ticket to Ride".
(d) "I Want to Hold Your Hand".

3. In Chapter 7 George Martin and Judy took their first trip to which club, where the Beatles often performed?
(a) Studio Fifty-Four.
(b) The Cavern Club.
(c) The Liverpool Lounge.
(d) The Cave.

4. What sort of horn is featured in the Beatles song, "Penny Lane"?
(a) Flugelhorn.
(b) Piccolo trumpet.
(c) Trombone.
(d) Pocket trumpet.

5. During recording sessions, as described in Chapter 5, George Martin and which artist often collapsed into fits of giggles?
(a) Frank Sinatra.
(b) Peter Sellers.
(c) George Harrison.
(d) Peggy Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. After hearing the Beatles play for the first time live, George Martin wanted to replace which musician?

2. Why does George Martin say he could not have written Beatles tunes?

3. During their first meeting with George Martin, which Beatle did not speak a word?

4. On what date did the Beatles gather to record their first record?

5. During his first meeting with George Martin, the Beatles' manager said that everyone in Liverpool described them in what way?

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