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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. The position enabled Serling to gain a reputation as what?
(a) An unusual scriptwriter.
(b) A solid and talented scriptwriter.
(c) A mediocre scriptwriter.
(d) A comedic scriptwriter.

2. What script told the story of an amnesiac who is unable to find another living person in a small town?.
(a) Where are you?
(b) Who am I?
(c) Where is Everybody?
(d) Where Am I?

3. In the dream, Jenson attempts to warn people about what?
(a) The impending war in Korea.
(b) The impending attack on Pearl Harbor.
(c) The impending war in the Pacific.
(d) The impending war in Europe.

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

5. In what episode does Serling present a story of a man who attempts to warn the Army before the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) The Lonely.
(b) The Time Element.
(c) Where is Everybody?
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would eventually become synonymous with "The Twilight Zone?"

2. How does the hypochondriac die?

3. Who was the man's only company on this asteroid?

4. After completing basic training, Sterling was sent in to combat where?

5. " It is a __________ ground between light and shadow, and it lies between the pit of man's fear and the sunlight of his knowledge."

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the original opening narration?

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

5. How was "Playhouse 90" a negative experience?

6. Why was Serling able to break into television?

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

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

9. Why does Houghton refer to "Walking Distance" as one of the best shows created in "The Twilight Zone?"

10. What is one of the first jobs for Houghton?

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