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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Serling was encouraged to do what?
(a) Make several scripts into movies.
(b) Become an editor.
(c) Write more scripts.
(d) Quit writing.

2. "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) Not known to man.
(c) Invisible.
(d) Known to man.

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

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

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

6. Has Jenson ever been to Honolulu?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, many times.
(c) Yes, just recently.
(d) Yes, but only once.

7. Now that the series was on its way, Serling was given the task of doing what?
(a) Finding celebrities to be in his episodes.
(b) Rehearsing scenes with actors.
(c) Writing the opening narration.
(d) Hiring actors.

8. Since "The Time Element" had already appeared on the "Desilu Playhouse," what was Serling required to do?
(a) Add more characters into the script.
(b) Write a new hour-long script.
(c) Write a half hour script.
(d) Help hire a new cast.

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

10. Eventually, "The Time Element" would end up as _______________ the pilot episode of "The Twilight Zone."
(a) The opposite of.
(b) A precursor for.
(c) The same as.
(d) A replacement for.

11. 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.

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

13. Does anyone believe the premonition?
(a) Yes, only a few people.
(b) Yes, everyone.
(c) Yes, most people.
(d) No.

14. What was one of the first jobs assigned to Houghton?
(a) To find a studio in which to shoot the series.
(b) To write ten new scripts.
(c) To make sure props had been purchased.
(d) To work with the actors on their dialogue.

15. To what do some surmise Serling's military experience was the beginning?
(a) His lifelong battle with nightmares and depression.
(b) His interest in science fiction.
(c) His interest in war.
(d) His lifelong battle with CBS.

Short Answer Questions

1. " It is a __________ ground between light and shadow, and it lies between the pit of man's fear and the sunlight of his knowledge."

2. What did executives think about Serling's new script?

3. Fortunately for Serling, ____________________ was still a relatively new medium.

4. Who is Martin Sloan?

5. Around whom does "Escape Clause" revolve?

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