All You Need Is Ears Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

George Martin
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All You Need Is Ears Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

George Martin
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of Parlophone, whom George Martin met for an interview at the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. How long after the wedding of George Martin and Sheena, did his mother pass away?

3. In Chapter 1, George Martin mentioned his membership in what dramatic group?

4. How, according to George Martin in Chapter 7, was the collaboration of Lennon and McCartney different from Rodgers and Hart?

5. In Chapter 7, George Martin reflects that what decision cost him millions of pounds?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why, according to George Martin in Chapter 2, is pop music not a step down from classical?

5. What was George Martin's first musical love, and what did he do to understand its construction, as described in Chapter 2?

6. How did the Beatles come to change drummers before achieving success and fame, letting Pete Best go in favor of Ringo Starr?

7. As described at the end of Chapter 5, what embarrassing and untactful conversation did George Martin have with the director of the Scottish Festival of Male Voice Praise?

8. Describe the flat George Martin grew up in, especially its sparse amenities.

9. Briefly outline George Martin's career experiences before beginning his ultimate career in the recording industry.

10. What was the atmosphere at Parlophone immediately following the retirement of Oscar Preuss, as described by George Martin at the beginning of Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does George Martin string together the various periods of his life, both professional and personal, and how does he interweave more technical discussions about music, architecture, filmmaking, and technology? Chapter by chapter, how does the book flow to create a cohesive autobiography?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the major achievements of the Beatles, under the wing of George Martin, that make them the most successful and influential band in rock history? What barriers did they break, shocking at the time, that seem perhaps less radical in retrospect?

Essay Topic 3

Why does George Martin feel that pop music is not a step down from classical music? Why does he think pop musicians find it easier to succeed in modern times than classical musicians?

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