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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Rod Serling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Serlings move to Binghamton, New York?
(a) Shortly before Rod's first birthday.
(b) Shortly after Rod's first birthday.
(c) Shortly before Rod's birth.
(d) Shortly after Rod's birth.

2. What was one way in which producers accomplished the goal mentioned in #26?
(a) They spent a large amount of money on advertising.
(b) They spent a great deal of money on the sets.
(c) They hired famous directors and writers.
(d) They hired major stars.

3. How might Rod Serling be described?
(a) Attractive and articulate.
(b) Shy and quiet.
(c) Nervous and angry.
(d) Unhappy and depressed.

4. After graduation, the Serlings moved where?
(a) Toledo.
(b) Columbus.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Cleveland.

5. Serling's older brother Bob often jokes that the family could not get Rod to do what?
(a) Shut up.
(b) Talk.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the move, Rod went to work as a staff writer for whom?

2. How did Serling feel as the censorship increased?

3. Rod enlisted in what U.S. Army division?

4. Serling had written a number of __________ before and during college and had hopes of seeing one or more of those works come to fruition.

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

(see the answer key)

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