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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. CBS would own the remaining what percent of the show?

2. Serling was encouraged to do what?

3. "It is an area that might be called ________________."

4. In 1953, when Serling's work appeared on television, how did the critics respond?

5. How did Serling feel as the censorship increased?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the psychiatrist do after being shook up by his session with Pete Jenson? What does the psychiatrist learn?

3. What is the idea behind the final script for "The Time Element?"

4. Describe Rod's experience in the Army.

5. What is the purpose of this book?

6. What is the initial idea for "The Time Element?" Why is it rejected?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An interesting opportunity arose with "Night Gallery".

Part 1) Describe "Night Gallery." What interesting opportunity arose?

Part 2) How was "Night Gallery" important?

Part 3) How did "Night Gallery" also develop in a way that was the exact thing Serling had spent his career avoiding?

Essay Topic 2

"Where Is Everybody?" was originally a very different story.

Part 1) What was the original plot? Why was it changed? How was it changed?

Part 2) Do you believe it should have been changed? Why or why not?

Part 3) Would the original script be aired today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Luckily for Rod, television was still a relatively new medium in 1953.

Part 1) How does this make him lucky? How does television's newness also hurt him?

Part 2) How did "The Twilight Zone" and Rod Serling influence television?

Part 3) What influence of Rod's do you see in television today?

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