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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did George Martin believe would replace discs played by needles, at the time his book was written?
(a) Tapes scanned by laser beam.
(b) Discs scanned by x-ray.
(c) Mp3 technology.
(d) Discs scanned by laser beam.

2. What did George Martin predict would happen soon after publication of "All You Need Is Ears", regarding holography?
(a) Holographic discs.
(b) Full-color transmission.
(c) Holographic music.
(d) Stereo transmission.

3. Which Beatles song was the first to feature other musicians, in addition to the four Beatles and George Martin?
(a) "A Day in the Life".
(b) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
(c) "Paperback Writer".
(d) "Yesterday".

4. Why did George Martin ultimately agree, in 1976, to score the "Sergeant Pepper" film featuring the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton?
(a) The Bee Gees asked him to do it.
(b) The Beatles asked him to do it.
(c) His wife reminded him that if someone else did the job, he wouldn't be there to defend the music's integrity.
(d) He desperately needed money.

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

6. Regarding orchestration, what does George Martin offer as the secret to good string writing?
(a) Writing all parts close to the piano's middle C.
(b) Writing a separate part for each musician.
(c) Writing for four parts, as if for four human voices.
(d) Writing as if for a piano, with parts for left and right hands.

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

8. George Martin states, throughout "All You Need Is Ears", that major change comes to the recording industry at what general interval of time?
(a) Every fifteen years.
(b) Every twenty-five years.
(c) Every ten years.
(d) Every twenty years.

9. At the British Embassy in 1964, what did one Beatle fan do to Ringo Starr?
(a) Snip off a piece of his hair.
(b) Kiss him.
(c) Steal his wallet.
(d) Propose.

10. As described in Chapter 14, AIR built its first studio where?
(a) A house in New England.
(b) A private area in the Caribbean.
(c) At the top of an old department store in London, in what was once a restaurant for the gentry.
(d) A yacht formerly owned by the Yugoslavian government.

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

12. In the movie, "Yellow Submarine", what sound effect did George Martin contrive for the enormous monster that sucked up the yellow submarine and, eventually, the movie screen?
(a) A dilruba.
(b) Piccolo trumpets.
(c) Small strips of tape, cut apart and spliced in random order.
(d) Orchestral music played backwards.

13. What record, produced by George Martin, was the first record taken to the moon?
(a) "She's Leaving Home", by the Beatles.
(b) "Tubular Bells", by Mike Oldfield.
(c) "Yesterday", by the Beatles.
(d) "Icarus", by Winter Consort.

14. Who was the first artist recorded by George Martin at AIR's first studio?
(a) America.
(b) Cilla Black.
(c) Mike Oldfield.
(d) The Beatles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, which Beatle does George Martin describe as an aural Salvador Dali?

2. As described in Chapter 10, why did George Martin hesitate to honor John Lennon's request to fuse two versions of "Strawberry Fields"?

3. In Chapter 12, George Martin reveals that he uses his collection of gold, silver, and platinum discs for what purpose?

4. As mentioned in Chapter 12, where did George Martin first meet the then-unknown composer, Randy Newman?

5. For which movie did George Martin receive his first and only Academy Award nomination?

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