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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of Houghton's biggest concerns regarding the filming of this episode?
(a) Whether the volleyball will work as a companion.
(b) Where to find a picture for the wife.
(c) Where to find the perfect female robot.
(d) Where to find the place to film the events on the asteroid.

2. Who is Martin Sloan?
(a) A 36-year-old vice president of an ad agency.
(b) A 36-year-old president of a corporation.
(c) A 36-year-old movie executive.
(d) A 36-year-old successful banker.

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

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

5. For what position was Buck Houghton suggested?
(a) Writer.
(b) Manager.
(c) Acting coach.
(d) Producer.

6. How did some refer to Houghton?
(a) As one of the best producers around.
(b) As a good acting coach.
(c) As one of the best writers around.
(d) As a good manager.

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

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

9. What did Bob and Rod both like?
(a) Camping and fishing.
(b) Acting in plays and musical.
(c) Reading and acting out science fiction pulps.
(d) Watching television.

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

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

12. " It is a __________ ground between light and shadow, and it lies between the pit of man's fear and the sunlight of his knowledge."
(a) Side.
(b) Fore.
(c) Back.
(d) Middle.

13. Serling's girlfriend recalls that Serling had a reputation of being what?
(a) A popular man.
(b) Very serious.
(c) A ladies man.
(d) Very busy.

14. "There is a sixth dimension beyond that which is ______________. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity."
(a) Strange.
(b) Known to man.
(c) Invisible.
(d) Not known to man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Now that the series was on its way, Serling was given the task of doing what?

2. While in the service, Serling trained as what?

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

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

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