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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As explained by George Martin in Chapter 2, how is orchestration different from composition?
(a) Orchestration is easier than composition.
(b) Orchestration is a matter of giving color to lines that are already there.
(c) Orchestration involves changing a composition, as an editor changes a manuscript.
(d) Orchestration is more difficult than composition.

2. Before George Martin joined the Fleet Air Arm he worked briefly at what occupation?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Baker.
(c) Dishwasher.
(d) Surveyor.

3. Why is it almost never cost effective to play classical music live in modern times, according to George Martin?
(a) Audiences will not pay high ticket prices.
(b) Finding enough talented musicians to form an orchestra is difficult.
(c) Most people prefer to buy recordings rather than attend live performances.
(d) The sheer number of musicians needed to form an orchestra.

4. In what year did the Beatles first reach number one in America?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1963.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When George Martin was a child, his grandmother lived where?

2. Chapter 1 begins with George Martin waking up where?

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

4. The original contract between the Beatles and Parlophone was set to last for how long?

5. What was the profession of George Martin's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did George Martin have trouble plugging "Love Me Do", which only reached number 17 on the charts?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, why did the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, call George Martin?

3. Why did George Martin turn down Dick James' offer to take on a share in his company?

4. What was the danger behind the giggling fits of George Martin and Peter Sellers while recording comedy bits at the studio?

5. What was George Martin's opinion of the Beatles talent and potential, upon listening to the demo tapes brought to him by Brian Epstein?

6. What were George Martin's first impressions of the Beatles when he met them for the first time at Abbey Road?

7. Early in Chapter 1, why were the Beatles in Paris?

8. Briefly describe George Martin's first meeting with the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, in 1962.

9. Briefly summarize George Martin's experience at the Guildhall School of Music.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what were George Martin's criticisms of what he described as a lovely villa in Portugal?

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