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

2. 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.

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

4. In what year did George Martin receive the Britannia Award for being the top British record producer of the past twenty-five years?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1977.

5. While recording the twenty-four-bar climax for "A Day in the Life", George Martin told the orchestra to disobey a fundamental rule by doing what?
(a) He did not tell them to disobey a fundamental rule.
(b) They were told not to tune their instruments.
(c) They were told not to sit in their usual seats, but to mix the different sections of the orchestra.
(d) They were told not to listen to their neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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?

3. What does George Martin describe as one of his biggest hurts, during the Pepper era?

4. George Martin witnessed an argument between Frank Sinatra and Voyle Gilmore during his first trip to America, regarding what topic?

5. What was the first movie scored by George Martin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is a click track used in scoring a film?

2. What sites did George Martin consider for AIR's second studio, a residential complex, and where was it ultimately constructed?

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

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

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

6. In what way was the construction of the first AIR studio innovative, as described in Chapter 14?

7. What sorts of diversions did the Beatles create, in order to get in and out of their hotel rooms in the U.S.?

8. What does George Martin define as the golden treadmill?

9. Briefly summarize George Martin's predictions for the future, as of 1979, regarding the use of digital recording.

10. What main advantage did George Martin gain from EMI, as a result of creating gold records with the Beatles?

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