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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. "Miniature" was written by whom?
(a) Rod Serling.
(b) Charles Beaumont.
(c) Bob Serling.
(d) Buck Houghton.
2. It became obvious that by the end of the fourth season "Twilight Zone" had begun to do what?
(a) Annoy audiences.
(b) Show its age.
(c) Tire the CBS executives.
(d) Become more popular.
3. The show was finally renewed, but what was changed?
(a) The writers.
(b) The format.
(c) The actors.
(d) The type of plots.
4. Besides being a writer, Serling was called upon to play another role. What role was that?
(a) Casting director.
(b) Actor.
(c) Set designer.
(d) Giving a plug to the sponsoring company.
5. What had CBS inadvertently changed?
(a) The title.
(b) The purpose.
(c) The writer.
(d) The plots.
6. In "Once Upon a Time," the story revolves around who?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Meredith Wilson.
(c) Woodrow Mulligan.
(d) Amy Mulligan.
7. What does Charley Parkes do every day?
(a) He goes to a library to learn Spanish.
(b) He goes to a library to get away from the rest of the world.
(c) He goes to a local museum to study the art and artifacts.
(d) He goes to a local musuem to get away from the rest of the world.
8. What was sad about "Miniature?"
(a) It was only seen as reruns.
(b) It was only put into syndication once.
(c) It was never put into syndication.
(d) Much of the story had to be removed to fit into the time slot.
9. 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) 1962.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1963.
10. How had the format been changed again?
(a) From an hour-long show to a two-hour long mini-series.
(b) From a half hour show to a two-hour long mini-series.
(c) From a half hour show back to the hour-long format.
(d) From an hour-long show back to the half hour format.
11. At the end of the fourth season, what did CBS decide to do, regarding "Twilight Zone?"
(a) Renew it for one more year.
(b) Renew it for two more years.
(c) Renew it for five more years.
(d) Cancel it.
12. With what does Houghton note that the CBS executives were becoming increasingly concerned?
(a) Serling.
(b) The set.
(c) Story ideas.
(d) The budget.
13. Why did this happen to "Miniature?"
(a) There were already enough episodes to fill the season.
(b) It was too long for the time slot.
(c) A lawsuit was filed by a writer who said the show was similar to a script he had submitted.
(d) It was not well-liked by the public.
14. Suddenly, Serling was faced with what?
(a) The struggle to get the show back on the air.
(b) The struggle to move on from the show.
(c) The struggle to write good material for the show.
(d) The struggle to convince CBS to put the show back on the air.
15. How is this show about the B-52 bomber similar to previous shows?
(a) A character has to find help when facing difficult circumstances.
(b) A character finds himself alone facing bizarre circumstances.
(c) Ghosts appear to the living.
(d) Someone disappears.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many of the 68 scripts had Rod written?
2. "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room" revolves around who?
3. How did Houghton find the answer to number 122 to be?
4. The first episode of the third season was titled what?
5. When did the book MORE STORIES FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE. written by Serling, go into its second printing?
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