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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When the doctor and Charley's family arrive at the museum, what do they find?
(a) One minitiature figure in the dollhouse.
(b) No miniature figures in the dollhouse.
(c) Three miniature figures in the dollhouse.
(d) Two miniature figures in the dollhouse.

3. The audience was happy to shell out their hard earned money on what?
(a) "Twilight Zone" related products.
(b) "Twilight Zone" movies.
(c) "Twilight Zone" books.
(d) "Twilight Zone" toys.

4. A major bonus for the producers of the show was what?
(a) Major stars were eager to appear in one of Serling's bizarre tales.
(b) Audience members wanted to be in episodes for free.
(c) Serling was easy to work with.
(d) Many famous writers wanted to work on scripts.

5. By the end of the third season, "The Twilight Zone" had become what?
(a) Almost obselete.
(b) A waste in CBS's prime time slot.
(c) Criticized by the public.
(d) Ingrained in the American culture.

6. With whom is this attempted in "Mr. Dingle, The Strong?"
(a) Jackson Pollock and Piet Mondrian.
(b) Joe Flynn and David Wayne.
(c) Burgess Meredith and Don Rickles.
(d) Dick Young and Ronny Howard.

7. In "Once Upon a Time," the story revolves around who?
(a) Woodrow Mulligan.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) Amy Mulligan.
(d) Meredith Wilson.

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

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

10. At what is "Mr. Dingle, The Strong" an attempt?
(a) To create and-out boffo comedy.
(b) To create a suspenseful story.
(c) To create a scary story.
(d) To create a realistic story.

11. The story revolves around winning and losing and being careful what you wish for because __________________.
(a) You might not get it.
(b) You will not get it.
(c) You will get it.
(d) You might get it.

12. How did Houghton and others feel about these changes?
(a) Angry.
(b) Concerned.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Happy.

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

14. "The Twilight Zone" became a euphemism for what?
(a) Nearly any funny situation.
(b) Nearly any bizarre situation.
(c) Nearly any scary situation.
(d) Nearly any worrisome situation.

15. What was sad about "Miniature?"
(a) It was never put into syndication.
(b) Much of the story had to be removed to fit into the time slot.
(c) It was only put into syndication once.
(d) It was only seen as reruns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides being a writer, Serling was called upon to play another role. What role was that?

2. Who was the new producer brought on board?

3. How did the show end up off the air?

4. Serling was beginning to discover that the ideas ____________________ they had before the show began.

5. When Charley is released from the asylum, where does he go?

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