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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. Now that the series was underway, Rod Serling requested that _________________ continue to work as the show's producer.
(a) Buck Houghton.
(b) Charles Beaumont.
(c) He.
(d) Bill Self.

2. Now that the series was on its way, Serling was given the task of doing what?
(a) Hiring actors.
(b) Finding celebrities to be in his episodes.
(c) Rehearsing scenes with actors.
(d) Writing the opening narration.

3. Serling was encouraged to do what?
(a) Write more scripts.
(b) Make several scripts into movies.
(c) Quit writing.
(d) Become an editor.

4. What does Serling continue to stress is the point of "The Twilight Zone?"
(a) The fear factor.
(b) The predictability factor.
(c) The fashion factor.
(d) The unbelievability factor.

5. When were Serling and his fiancee married?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1951.

Short Answer Questions

1. After reading the show's script, how did the CBS executives feel about the premise of "The Twilight Zone?"

2. Serling's girlfriend recalls that Serling had a reputation of being what?

3. Serling would be required to write what percent of the scripts for the show's first season?

4. One of the episodes sponsored by the Ford Motor Company required that what be done?

5. Rod enlisted in what U.S. Army division?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rod do after being discharged from the Army?

2. What is known about Rod Serling's family?

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

4. Describe Rod's personality.

5. What does Serling have to do now that this first episode appeared on the "Desilu Playhouse?" Why?

6. What did Serling do in Cincinnati?

7. What is the original opening narration?

8. Why was Serling asked to write another script?

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

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

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