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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The First Season 1959-1960.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around whom does "Escape Clause" revolve?
(a) Mr. Al Denton.
(b) Mr. Sterling Hayden.
(c) Mr. Walter Bedeker.
(d) Mr. Pete Jenson.

2. Serling would be required to write what percent of the scripts for the show's first season?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Fifty.
(d) One hundred.

3. How did some refer to Houghton?
(a) As one of the best producers around.
(b) As a good acting coach.
(c) As one of the best writers around.
(d) As a good manager.

4. CBS executives were finally on board with Serling's work and what happened?
(a) Serling wrote more scripts before he signed a contract.
(b) A contract was considered.
(c) A contract was broken.
(d) A contract was signed.

5. To what do some surmise Serling's military experience was the beginning?
(a) His interest in war.
(b) His lifelong battle with nightmares and depression.
(c) His interest in science fiction.
(d) His lifelong battle with CBS.

Short Answer Questions

1. After being discharged from the Army, Serling used the GI Bill to continue his education where?

2. Who was the man's only company on this asteroid?

3. When did the Serlings move to Binghamton, New York?

4. After reading the show's script, how did the CBS executives feel about the premise of "The Twilight Zone?"

5. How did Serling feel as the censorship increased?

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