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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George Martin converted a house in what New England town into a recording studio, to record Sea Train?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Plymouth.
(c) Braintree.
(d) Marblehead.

2. What was George Martin's day job at the BBC Music Library, after he finished music school?
(a) Sorting scores.
(b) Recording young musicians.
(c) Composition.
(d) Fundraising.

3. The head of promotions at Parlophone was related to which other person in the book?
(a) John Lennon.
(b) Sidney Harrison.
(c) Oscar Preuss.
(d) George Martin.

4. At EMI, what did engineer Charlie Anderson do when a photographer wanted to take pictures of a recording artist in the studio?
(a) Deny their request.
(b) Offer them standard publicity glossies.
(c) Rearrange the microphones in impossible ways so no one could study his techniques.
(d) Remove all microphones from the room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After his first trip to America, Brian Epstein returned with a song written by which undiscovered composer?

2. Who woke George Martin in the middle of the night, at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. What is the length of the tubing in a French horn?

4. What was the cause of death of George Martin's mother?

5. Which Beatles associate died from an accidental overdose in August 1967?

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