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

2. When was Rod Serling born?
(a) Christmas Day 1924.
(b) Christmas Eve 1924.
(c) Easter 1924.
(d) Good Friday 1924.

3. Has Jenson ever been to Honolulu?
(a) Yes, many times.
(b) Yes, just recently.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, but only once.

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

5. One of the episodes sponsored by the Ford Motor Company required that what be done?
(a) The president of the Ford company must be a guest actor.
(b) A Ford car be found in every scene.
(c) The Chrysler Building be blacked out of the skyline because the two companies were competitors.
(d) The name Ford must be mentioned one hundred times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the psychiatrist is startled awake?

2. Who would eventually deliver the opening narration?

3. When Jenson awakes, he calls a phone number attached to the name of the ensign. A woman answers the phone and tells Jenson what?

4. What was one way in which producers accomplished the goal mentioned in #26?

5. What does Jenson do about his recurring dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe "Walking Distance."

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

3. What is the original opening narration?

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

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

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

7. Describe Rod's experience in the Army.

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

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

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

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