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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. George Martin's new business, AIR, is an acronym for what?
(a) Associated Independent Recording.
(b) Associated Independent Records.
(c) Artists Independently Recording.
(d) Artistic Institute of Recording.

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

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

4. George Martin wrote the musical score for which Michael Caine film, following the success of "Yellow Submarine"?
(a) "Alfie".
(b) "Gambit".
(c) "The Man Who Would Be King".
(d) "Pulp".

5. How many years after George Martin returned to England from America, did he finally receive his requested studio upgrades from EMI?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city were the Beatles trapped in an overloaded elevator?

2. Which small American record label released "She Loves You" after Capitol Records refused?

3. At the time "All You Need Is Ears" was written, anyone wanting to become a professional record producer had what two options, according to George Martin in Chapter 12?

4. On George Harrison's "Within You Without You", what Indian violin is featured?

5. Which film won the Oscar for musical direction, in the year George Martin was nominated?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the song, "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", how did George Martin achieve his complex hurdy-gurdy effect?

2. Why did the creators of the James Bond film, "Live and Let Die", want someone other than songwriter Paul McCartney to sing the title song?

3. What, according to George Martin, is the best way to orchestrate for strings?

4. For the film, "The Family Way", what sort of tune did George Martin ask Paul McCartney to write, and what strategy did he employ when Paul McCartney was slow to comply?

5. How does George Martin compare multi-track recording to a four-layer cake, as described in Chapter 8?

6. Which is the only Beatles film not scored by George Martin, and why?

7. What is George Martin's explanation for the song, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", contrary to the popular theory that the song is about LSD?

8. What difficulties were presented by John Lennon's request that George Martin fuse together two unique versions of "Strawberry Fields Forever"?

9. Briefly describe the controversy surrounding John Lennon's comparison of the Beatles and Jesus.

10. Under what circumstances did the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, die?

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