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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Houghton feel about joining Serling's team?
(a) Content.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Upset.
(d) Enthusiastic.

3. " 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) Middle.
(b) Back.
(c) Fore.
(d) Side.

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

5. Serling had written a number of __________ before and during college and had hopes of seeing one or more of those works come to fruition.
(a) Operas.
(b) Scripts.
(c) Books.
(d) Plays.

6. Who is Pete Jenson in this first episode?
(a) A part-time successful bookie and bartender.
(b) A part-time successful coach and bartender.
(c) A part-time unsuccessful bookie and bartender.
(d) A part-time unsuccssful coach and bartender.

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

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

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

10. When was Rod Serling born?
(a) Christmas Eve 1924.
(b) Easter 1924.
(c) Christmas Day 1924.
(d) Good Friday 1924.

11. Rod enlisted in what U.S. Army division?
(a) 13th Airborne Division.
(b) 21st Cavalry Division.
(c) 3rd Infantry Division.
(d) 11th Airborne Division.

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

13. 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 expensive.
(c) The Time Element and similar scripts were boring.
(d) The Time Element and similar scripts required celebrity actors.

14. How does this character strike a deal with the Devil?
(a) By trading his soul to be the best baseball player.
(b) By trading his soul for immortality.
(c) By trading his soul to be the most handsome man alive.
(d) By trading his soul for wealth.

15. When Jenson awakes, he calls a phone number attached to the name of the ensign. A woman answers the phone and tells Jenson what?
(a) Her son, the ensign, and his wife had been killed at Pearl Harbor.
(b) Her son, the ensign, is sitting right next to her.
(c) Her son, the ensign, was killed in Germany.
(d) Her son, the ensign, is living in Hawaii with his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story revolves around a man serving a 50-year sentence for murder on an isolated asteroid?

2. Who was the Serlings' other son?

3. In what episode does Serling present a story of a man who attempts to warn the Army before the attack on Pearl Harbor?

4. This series was intended to bring what?

5. Who was put in charge of the new series?

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