(SPRING A 2026) MUS 354: Music of the Beatles EXAM 1 (actual new update solution) Arizona
State University
Question 1:
This early '60s Lennon and McCartney song, re-recorded in '69 and released on Let It Be in
'70, was featured in a rarity from a Cavern Club rehearsal. It is...
"Three Cool Cats",
"One After 909",
"You'll Be Mine",
"I Saw Her Standing There",
"Some Other Guy",
Question 2:
This early version of the big Beatle hit was recorded during a Cavern Club
rehearsal.
"I Want to Hold Your Hand",
"She Loves You",
"I Saw Her Standing There",
"Please Please Me",
"Twist and Shout",
Question 3:
John Lennon's father, Freddie, was a merchant seaman who...
also played clarinet and piano in a Traditional Jazz Band around Liverpool,
settled in America, opening a chain of successful fish and chips restaurants,
abandoned his child, only to resurface years later to ask for money from his
famous son,
was stationed aboard the Titanic, drowning when it sank at sea,
was killed when his submarine was torpedoed during World War II,
Question 4:
In 1968, John met Yoko Ono at , and the two began having a very public affair.
the premier of the Beatles' film Help!,
an after party held when the Revolver album was released,
the home of manager, Brian Epstein, during a lavish dinner party,
, a London art gallery where she was showing her work,
London's Heathrow airport, where they were both booked on the same flight,
Question 5:
The Beatles came of age in the 1950s listening to music by British artists such
as Lonnie Donegan, featuring washboard and washtub bass.
Rockabilly,
Dixieland Jazz,
Swing,
Skiffle,
Bluegrass,
Question 6:
The Beatles' second album featured new studio techniques such as double tracked lead
vocals, and was released with a different title in the United States. The original UK title is...
Please Please Me,
Love Me Do,
With the Beatles,
I Want to Hold Your Hand,
My Bonnie,
Question 7:
The young Beatles were influenced by the music broadcast by disc jockey , who is
often credited with giving Rock and Roll its name, and whose “Moondog” radio show played
R&B music to audiences from all backgrounds.
Dick Clark,
Alan Freed,
Murray the K,
Alan Williams,
Johnny Fever,
Question 8:
Between 1963 and 1969, played piano on Beatles songs such as "Misery," "A Hard
Day's Night," "In My Life," "Penny Lane," "All You Need is Love," and "Rocky Raccoon."
Paul McCartney,
Billy Preston,
George Martin,
Nicky Hopkins,
John Lennon,
Question 9:
Which of the following songs are NOT Lennon and McCartney compositions?
"That'll Be the Day",
"How Do You Do It?",
"Three Cool Cats",
"Twist and Shout",
all of the above,
Question 10:
John's mother, Julia, sang and played banjo...
but his Aunt Mimi taught him both piano and harmonica during his childhood,
and John didn't start the guitar until after meeting Paul for the first time,
teaching him that instrument before his aunt bought him his first guitar,
and John continued to play banjo well after the Beatles had become successful,
but warned John away from becoming a musician as he grew older,
Question 11:
State University
Question 1:
This early '60s Lennon and McCartney song, re-recorded in '69 and released on Let It Be in
'70, was featured in a rarity from a Cavern Club rehearsal. It is...
"Three Cool Cats",
"One After 909",
"You'll Be Mine",
"I Saw Her Standing There",
"Some Other Guy",
Question 2:
This early version of the big Beatle hit was recorded during a Cavern Club
rehearsal.
"I Want to Hold Your Hand",
"She Loves You",
"I Saw Her Standing There",
"Please Please Me",
"Twist and Shout",
Question 3:
John Lennon's father, Freddie, was a merchant seaman who...
also played clarinet and piano in a Traditional Jazz Band around Liverpool,
settled in America, opening a chain of successful fish and chips restaurants,
abandoned his child, only to resurface years later to ask for money from his
famous son,
was stationed aboard the Titanic, drowning when it sank at sea,
was killed when his submarine was torpedoed during World War II,
Question 4:
In 1968, John met Yoko Ono at , and the two began having a very public affair.
the premier of the Beatles' film Help!,
an after party held when the Revolver album was released,
the home of manager, Brian Epstein, during a lavish dinner party,
, a London art gallery where she was showing her work,
London's Heathrow airport, where they were both booked on the same flight,
Question 5:
The Beatles came of age in the 1950s listening to music by British artists such
as Lonnie Donegan, featuring washboard and washtub bass.
Rockabilly,
Dixieland Jazz,
Swing,
Skiffle,
Bluegrass,
Question 6:
The Beatles' second album featured new studio techniques such as double tracked lead
vocals, and was released with a different title in the United States. The original UK title is...
Please Please Me,
Love Me Do,
With the Beatles,
I Want to Hold Your Hand,
My Bonnie,
Question 7:
The young Beatles were influenced by the music broadcast by disc jockey , who is
often credited with giving Rock and Roll its name, and whose “Moondog” radio show played
R&B music to audiences from all backgrounds.
Dick Clark,
Alan Freed,
Murray the K,
Alan Williams,
Johnny Fever,
Question 8:
Between 1963 and 1969, played piano on Beatles songs such as "Misery," "A Hard
Day's Night," "In My Life," "Penny Lane," "All You Need is Love," and "Rocky Raccoon."
Paul McCartney,
Billy Preston,
George Martin,
Nicky Hopkins,
John Lennon,
Question 9:
Which of the following songs are NOT Lennon and McCartney compositions?
"That'll Be the Day",
"How Do You Do It?",
"Three Cool Cats",
"Twist and Shout",
all of the above,
Question 10:
John's mother, Julia, sang and played banjo...
but his Aunt Mimi taught him both piano and harmonica during his childhood,
and John didn't start the guitar until after meeting Paul for the first time,
teaching him that instrument before his aunt bought him his first guitar,
and John continued to play banjo well after the Beatles had become successful,
but warned John away from becoming a musician as he grew older,
Question 11:
