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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 10, which Beatle does George Martin describe as an aural Salvador Dali?
(a) George Harrison.
(b) John Lennon.
(c) Paul McCartney.
(d) Ringo Starr.

4. What was the name of George Martin's first band?
(a) The Beatles.
(b) The Quavers.
(c) The Four Tune Tellers.
(d) The Waverleys.

5. What is the mathematical relationship between middle A, the octave above middle A, and the octave below middle A on a standard piano?
(a) The notes vibrate respectively at 440, 880, and 220 hertz.
(b) The notes vibrate respectively at 220, 440, and 880 hertz.
(c) The notes vibrate respectively at 220, 440, and 110 hertz.
(d) The notes vibrate respectively at 440, 880, and 1600 hertz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George Martin describe as one of his biggest hurts, during the Pepper era?

2. The head of promotions at Parlophone was related to which other person in the book?

3. What sound near the end of "Good Morning" sounded remarkably like the guitar at the beginning of "Sergeant Pepper", allowing for an easy fusion of "Good Morning" and the "Sergeant Pepper Reprise"?

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

5. What password did the Beatles invent, to warn each other about dubious fans approaching?

(see the answer key)

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