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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Serling would maintain what percent ownership of the series, plus the original films?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Eighty.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Fifty.

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

3. This series was intended to bring what?
(a) The best available situation comedy to the television screen.
(b) The best available drama to the television screen.
(c) The best available science fiction to the television screen.
(d) The best available comedy to the television screen.

4. 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) Scripts.
(b) Books.
(c) Plays.
(d) Operas.

5. After reading the show's script, how did the CBS executives feel about the premise of "The Twilight Zone?"
(a) Worried.
(b) Upset.
(c) Enthusiastic.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Houghton's biggest concerns regarding the filming of this episode?

2. After being discharged from the Army, Serling used the GI Bill to continue his education where?

3. What happens when the psychiatrist is startled awake?

4. When was Rod Serling born?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe "Escape Clause."

2. What does Serling do over the next nine months?

3. What is the original opening narration?

4. What was Houghton's biggest concern for filming "The Lonely?"

5. Why was Serling able to break into television?

6. What task is Serling given, which is eventually delivered by him?

7. Why was the production of "Playhouse 90" difficult?

8. What were the contractual agreements made by Serling?

9. Who does Rod want to be the show's producer? Who becomes the producer? Why?

10. How was "Playhouse 90" a good experience for Serling?

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