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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: The Second Season 1960-1961.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As with many of Serling's tales, "Back There" deals with what?
(a) Unusual characters.
(b) Time travel.
(c) Fear.
(d) A single character.

2. While in the service, Serling trained as what?
(a) A writer.
(b) A boxer.
(c) A wrestler.
(d) A cook.

3. How did Serling feel as the censorship increased?
(a) He became more frustrated.
(b) He became more safe.
(c) He became more angry.
(d) He became more worried.

4. In 1953, when Serling's work appeared on television, how did the critics respond?
(a) Negatively.
(b) They raved over his work.
(c) There was very little response.
(d) They thought his work was mediocre.

5. What did executives think about Serling's new script?
(a) They thought it was too scary.
(b) They thought it was depressing.
(c) They thought it was too predictable.
(d) They thought it was too strange.

Short Answer Questions

1. What script told the story of an amnesiac who is unable to find another living person in a small town?.

2. Why did executives from the networks heavily censor the show's scripts?

3. Now that the series was on its way, Serling was given the task of doing what?

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

5. The positive response convinced CBS executives to do what?

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