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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "It is an area that might be called ________________."
(a) New Moon.
(b) The Twilight Zone.
(c) Twilight.
(d) The Zone.

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

3. In the dream, Jenson attempts to warn people about what?
(a) The impending war in Korea.
(b) The impending war in Europe.
(c) The impending war in the Pacific.
(d) The impending attack on Pearl Harbor.

4. After reading the show's script, how did the CBS executives feel about the premise of "The Twilight Zone?"
(a) Enthusiastic.
(b) Confused.
(c) Worried.
(d) Upset.

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

6. After completing basic training, Sterling was sent in to combat where?
(a) The Mediterranean.
(b) The Indian.
(c) The Pacific.
(d) The Atlantic.

7. Why does this character admit to killing his wife?
(a) He does not love her.
(b) He wants to feel the effects of the electric chair.
(c) He feels guilty about what he had done.
(d) He wants others to know how powerful he is.

8. In order to gain his bearings, where does the psychiatrist go?
(a) A gym.
(b) A gambling hall.
(c) A local bar.
(d) A corner mart.

9. Fortunately for Serling, ____________________ was still a relatively new medium.
(a) Radio.
(b) Advertising.
(c) Television.
(d) Film.

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

11. What story revolves around a man serving a 50-year sentence for murder on an isolated asteroid?
(a) The Time Element.
(b) Two.
(c) The Lonely.
(d) Playhouse 90.

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

13. In 1946, Serling met who?
(a) Carrie Lynn Kramer.
(b) Carolyn Louise Kramer.
(c) Corey Lisa Kramer.
(d) Candace Loraine Kramer.

14. After the move, Rod went to work as a staff writer for whom?
(a) WLW Radio.
(b) WKW Radio.
(c) WRT Radio.
(d) WXT Radio.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Serling's older brother Bob often jokes that the family could not get Rod to do what?

2. For what position was Buck Houghton suggested?

3. What was the main objection of television executives?

4. What is one of Houghton's biggest concerns regarding the filming of this episode?

5. How does the hypochondriac die?

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