Combine 4 angle shots into 1 video clip

First of all, I am very much a novice in video editing and have yet to try Final Cut Pro X.
I am working on a video project which will film a single subject from 4 different angles:  front, back, left and right.
I would like to create a video clip which shows all 4 angle shots playing at the same time.  Basically the video has 4 quadrants with each quadrant playing one of the angles.
Is this possible to do in Final Cut Pro X?  Can anyone provide references or pointers on how this can be done?
Thank you.
DP

That's also known as 'Brady Bunch Effect', named after a TV-show's intro, showing 9 people in 9 'frames':
• get familiar with the crop and transform tools of FCPX:
http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro/mac/10.0.6/?lang=en-us#verfc8a4713
• in your case, stack (=not in a row, but over each other) the 4 clips into the timeline
• resize and replace each clip to any position
Suggestion: aside plain 'grab'n drag', the Info board allows numerical input - which gives each 'frame' its precise same size and position…

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