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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Suddenly, Serling was faced with what?
(a) The struggle to get the show back on the air.
(b) The struggle to write good material for the show.
(c) The struggle to move on from the show.
(d) The struggle to convince CBS to put the show back on the air.

2. The premise of this first story is that a B-25 bomber falls out of the sky to land where?
(a) In China.
(b) In India.
(c) In Africa.
(d) In Australia.

3. Why did this happen to "Miniature?"
(a) It was not well-liked by the public.
(b) There were already enough episodes to fill the season.
(c) It was too long for the time slot.
(d) A lawsuit was filed by a writer who said the show was similar to a script he had submitted.

4. How many of the 68 scripts had Rod written?
(a) 57.
(b) 67.
(c) 37.
(d) 47.

5. Did Serling get a break from writing for the show while teaching at Antioch College?
(a) Not at first.
(b) Yes.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) No.

6. When did the book MORE STORIES FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE. written by Serling, go into its second printing?
(a) Two months after its initial release.
(b) One week after its initial release.
(c) One month after its initial release.
(d) Two weeks after its initial release.

7. The show's new length made production much ___________________.
(a) Less difficult.
(b) More exciting.
(c) More difficult.
(d) Easier.

8. It became obvious that by the end of the fourth season "Twilight Zone" had begun to do what?
(a) Become more popular.
(b) Show its age.
(c) Tire the CBS executives.
(d) Annoy audiences.

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

10. Serling was beginning to discover that the ideas ____________________ they had before the show began.
(a) Were better than.
(b) Did not come as fast as.
(c) Were not as good as.
(d) Came faster than.

11. 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 actors were not up to par.
(d) The material was not up to par.

12. At the end of the fourth season, what did CBS decide to do, regarding "Twilight Zone?"
(a) Cancel it.
(b) Renew it for two more years.
(c) Renew it for one more year.
(d) Renew it for five more years.

13. Pittman manages to turn a volatile situation into ________________ tale.
(a) An explosive.
(b) An optimistic.
(c) A scary.
(d) A sad.

14. To when is Corrigan taken back in time?
(a) The date of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
(b) His parents' wedding.
(c) The date of his birth.
(d) George Washington's inauguration.

15. Is the story of the bomber based on true fact?
(a) Very little.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Somewhat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Serling noted that one begins to borrow from whom?

2. The show's creator was working on a screenplay adaptation for what?

3. How had the format been changed again?

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

5. The story revolves around winning and losing and being careful what you wish for because __________________.

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