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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When were Serling and his fiancee married?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1950.

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

4. Why could "The Twilight Zone" not be filmed permanently at Universal?
(a) They did not have space.
(b) They did not get along with Serling.
(c) They did not have rental facilities.
(d) They were not interested in keeping the show.

5. Over the next nine months Serling wrote _______ scripts, each falling into one of three basic categories: fantasy, science fiction, and horror.
(a) 48.
(b) 38.
(c) 28.
(d) 18.

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

7. Who was the man's only company on this asteroid?
(a) A picture of his wife.
(b) A volleyball.
(c) A young woman.
(d) A robot designed to look and behave like a human woman.

8. In 1956, Serling eventually landed a scriptwriting position for what?
(a) The sci-fi series "Playhouse 90."
(b) The sitcom series "Playhouse 90."
(c) The comedy series "Playhouse 90."
(d) The drama series "Playhouse 90."

9. Now that the series was underway, Rod Serling requested that _________________ continue to work as the show's producer.
(a) He.
(b) Buck Houghton.
(c) Bill Self.
(d) Charles Beaumont.

10. What script told the story of an amnesiac who is unable to find another living person in a small town?.
(a) Who am I?
(b) Where are you?
(c) Where Am I?
(d) Where is Everybody?

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

12. What caused many complications at this location?
(a) The steep walls of the Grand Canyon.
(b) The extreme heat of Death Valley.
(c) The bears in the Smoky Mountains.
(d) The rough foliage of Yellow Stone.

13. How does the hypochondriac die?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) Alcohol poisoning.
(c) Cancer.
(d) A drug overdose.

14. Rod resided in Binghamto until he joined the Army at what age?
(a) 21.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

15. One of the episodes sponsored by the Ford Motor Company required that what be done?
(a) The Chrysler Building be blacked out of the skyline because the two companies were competitors.
(b) The name Ford must be mentioned one hundred times.
(c) A Ford car be found in every scene.
(d) The president of the Ford company must be a guest actor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Rod Serling born?

2. Who is Pete Jenson in this first episode?

3. What does "Mr. Denton on Doomsday" detail?

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

5. Serling went into freelance writing, an occupation that was what?

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