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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first show of the second season was what?
(a) "The Lonely."
(b) "Two."
(c) "Gremlins."
(d) "King Nine Will Not Return."

2. How might Serling's time working on this screenplay be described?
(a) Problematic.
(b) Educational.
(c) Unique.
(d) Exciting.

3. Serling noted that one begins to borrow from whom?
(a) Friends.
(b) The executives.
(c) Others.
(d) Oneself.

4. As the second season of "The Twilight Zone" prepared for its debut, it was clear that the show had found what?
(a) Young writers.
(b) A loyal audience.
(c) A new producer.
(d) An unsure audience.

5. The story was written by Montgomery Pittman, who had previously directed what?
(a) Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?
(b) WIll the Real Martian Please Come See Me?
(c) Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up?
(d) Will the Real Martian Please Sit Down?

6. "Miniature" was written by whom?
(a) Buck Houghton.
(b) Bob Serling.
(c) Rod Serling.
(d) Charles Beaumont.

7. The first episode of the third season was titled what?
(a) "Four."
(b) "Three."
(c) "One."
(d) "Two."

8. The show was finally renewed, but what was changed?
(a) The format.
(b) The actors.
(c) The type of plots.
(d) The writers.

9. How did the show end up off the air?
(a) CBS cancelled it.
(b) CBS inserted a new show into "The Twilight Zone" time slot.
(c) CBS sold it to ABC.
(d) Serling had it pulled from the air.

10. How had the format been changed again?
(a) From an hour-long show back to the half hour format.
(b) From a half hour show to a two-hour long mini-series.
(c) From an hour-long show to a two-hour long mini-series.
(d) From a half hour show back to the hour-long format.

11. Besides being a writer, Serling was called upon to play another role. What role was that?
(a) Casting director.
(b) Set designer.
(c) Giving a plug to the sponsoring company.
(d) Actor.

12. This janitor is disgruntled over the high prices of 1890 and decides to utilize a time travel helmet to send himself forward to what year?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1962.

13. What was unfortunate about "Once Upon A Time?"
(a) Houghton was not up to par.
(b) The editing was not up to par.
(c) The material was not up to par.
(d) The actors were not up to par.

14. With what does Houghton note that the CBS executives were becoming increasingly concerned?
(a) Serling.
(b) The set.
(c) The budget.
(d) Story ideas.

15. "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room" revolves around who?
(a) 34-year-old Mr. Chris Vivolo.
(b) 34-year-old Mr. Joe Gibson.
(c) 34-year-old Mr. Roger Jones.
(d) 34-year-old Mr. Jackie Rhoades.

Short Answer Questions

1. As with many of Serling's tales, "Back There" deals with what?

2. At the beginning of 1962, "The Twilight Zone" had been unable to find what?

3. What does Charley Parkes do every day?

4. Perhaps the most disturbing episode of the second season is what?

5. What was sad about "Miniature?"

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