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

2. What does Jenson do about his recurring dream?
(a) He visits a priest.
(b) He tries to forget it.
(c) He visits a psychiatrist.
(d) He visits his mother.

3. What would eventually become synonymous with "The Twilight Zone?"
(a) Each script was weird.
(b) Each script having a surprise ending.
(c) Each script was expensive.
(d) Each script was scary.

4. What was the main objection of television executives?
(a) The Time Element and similar scripts were left open ended.
(b) The Time Element and similar scripts were boring.
(c) The Time Element and similar scripts were expensive.
(d) The Time Element and similar scripts required celebrity actors.

5. After the first year, Serling changed from physical education to what?
(a) Film.
(b) Theater.
(c) Literature and language.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does anyone believe the premonition?

2. What caused many complications at this location?

3. 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."

4. "There is a sixth dimension beyond that which is ______________. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity."

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

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