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

2. Executives were dead set against buying "The Twilight Zone" as a serial and were eventually convinced to take on the series by whom?
(a) The public.
(b) Writer Rod Serling.
(c) Producer Bert Granet.
(d) Producer Buck Houghton.

3. After being discharged from the Army, Serling used the GI Bill to continue his education where?
(a) Antioch College in Ohio.
(b) Akron University in Ohio.
(c) Ohio University.
(d) The Ohio State University.

4. In what episode does Serling present a story of a man who attempts to warn the Army before the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) The Time Element.
(b) Two.
(c) The Lonely.
(d) Where is Everybody?

5. CBS would own the remaining what percent of the show?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Zero.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Serling admitted that "The Time Element" was certainly not a masterpiece, the show received more _____________ than any other show that premiered on the "Desilu Playhouse."

2. In order to gain his bearings, where does the psychiatrist go?

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

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

5. In 1953, when Serling's work appeared on television, how did the critics respond?

(see the answer key)

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