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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. What is the length of the tubing in a French horn?
2. By the end of Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?
3. Who created the Beatles' early image, featuring their famous haircuts?
4. In 1964, what function did Neil Aspinall perform for the Beatles?
5. During his first meeting with George Martin, the Beatles' manager said that everyone in Liverpool described them in what way?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the circumstances that led George Martin to marry his first wife, Sheena, and the tragedy, which occurred shortly thereafter.
2. How did George Martin come to record "At the Drop of a Hat" with Donald Swann and Michael Flanders, and what was unusual about the recording method he used?
3. Why did George Martin's childhood piano lessons end after only eight sessions, and how did he continue to improve his skill?
4. Relate one anecdote from George Martin's early career at Parlophone, as described in Chapter 3.
5. At the beginning of Chapter 1, why did the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, call George Martin?
6. What were George Martin's first impressions of the Beatles when he met them for the first time at Abbey Road?
7. What were George Martin's early life experiences with the piano and performing in general?
8. What was George Martin's first musical love, and what did he do to understand its construction, as described in Chapter 2?
9. Describe the flat George Martin grew up in, especially its sparse amenities.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast George Martin's descriptions of alcohol consumption by many of the comedic and musical acts he recorded in his early days at Parlophone, with his descriptions of illegal drug use by the Beatles.
Essay Topic 2
What are the highlights and lowlights of George Martin's childhood, living in a modest flat and having limited access to formal musical training?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the phenomenon, as explained by George Martin in Chapter 6, of two stereo speakers creating the illusion of sound emanating from a central point, in addition to the left and right. How did he use this phenomenon to its best advantage in his recordings?
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