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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While orchestrating the film, "The Family Way", what compromise did George Martin reach with John Boulting?
(a) George Martin would score the film only if Cilla Black would sing the title song.
(b) George Martin would score the film if Paul McCartney would write the title song.
(c) If the recording session at the Boulting's Shepperton studio was lacking, another recording would be made at CTS.
(d) They agreed to use a click track if they could not keep things synchronized manually.

2. George Martin describes John Lennon and Paul McCartney as the main talent of the Beatles, and describes George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and himself as what?
(a) Overshadowed talents.
(b) Subsidiary talents.
(c) Marginal talents.
(d) Overrated talents.

3. Which Beatle sang the title song in the James Bond film scored by George Martin?
(a) Paul McCartney.
(b) George Harrison.
(c) Ringo Starr.
(d) John Lennon.

4. In filmmaking, what is a click track?
(a) A separate track featuring a click sound every so many frames of film, used to synchronize the musical score.
(b) A special type of percussion, adding excitement to a scene.
(c) A technique used to speed up or slow film speed.
(d) A separate track used to absorb extraneous noises from the soundtrack.

5. In Chapter 12, what does George Martin refer to as a "golden treadmill?"
(a) Writing one film score after another, to the exclusion of any other musical endeavor.
(b) Following one's dreams.
(c) His meteoric journey with the Beatles.
(d) Marriage and divorce.

6. Which group of painters is George Martin's favorite?
(a) The Impressionists.
(b) The Expressionists.
(c) The Realists.
(d) The Humanists.

7. What was the dream of George Martin's childhood, as revealed in Chapter 12?
(a) Becoming an architect.
(b) Writing music for films.
(c) Becoming a rock star.
(d) Painting like the Impressionists.

8. After how many attempts, as described in Chapter 9, did Capitol Records agree to release Beatles records?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

9. In Chapter 8, in George Martin's layer cake metaphor, what was the second layer in a four-track recording?
(a) Extra bits, called sweetening.
(b) Rhythm, such as drums and bass.
(c) The lead voice.
(d) Harmonies, such as piano or guitar.

10. What was the first difference George Martin noticed at Capitol Studios in America, as compared to Abbey Road, as described in Chapter 8?
(a) Capitol had no compressors.
(b) The monitor level in the Capitol control room was much lower than at Abbey Road.
(c) Capitol had better compressors.
(d) The monitor level in the Capitol control room was much louder than at Abbey Road.

11. What is the double meaning of the title of Chapter 15?
(a) It is both the title of a Beatles song and a reference to his fears about the future.
(b) It is both the title of a Cilla Black song and a reference to his predictions for the future.
(c) It is both the title of a Beatles song and a reference to his predictions for the future.
(d) It is both the title of a Cilla Black song and a reference to his fears about the future.

12. Who found a solution to the noise problem caused by extra tracks multiplying hiss and crackle?
(a) Dr. Ray Dolby.
(b) Dick James.
(c) George Martin.
(d) Thomas Dolby.

13. Members of what group invented an instrument called a Gizmo?
(a) The Ramones.
(b) Winter Consort.
(c) Deep Purple.
(d) America.

14. What was the first movie scored by George Martin?
(a) "My Fair Lady".
(b) "The Family Way".
(c) "Yellow Submarine".
(d) "Take Me Over".

15. On George Harrison's "Within You Without You", what Indian violin is featured?
(a) The chikara.
(b) The mayuri vina.
(c) The charchari.
(d) The dilruba.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" recorded?

2. As stated in Chapter 8, in what year did George Martin make his first trip to America?

3. During the Beatles' first trip to America, why did Alan Livingston attempt to keep George Martin away from press conferences and the limelight?

4. George Martin's inspiration for AIR's second studio was The Manor, owned by whom?

5. How, according to George Martin, does a computer multiply 17 by 32?

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