How did Orson Welles create suspense and excitement with his radio broadcast War of the Worlds?A.By causing chaos among his listeners, who were fleeing their homes because of the attackB.By teaching audiences how to defeat an alien attack if it really happenedC.By telling the story as if it were happening right then instead of reading directly from the novelD.By helping audiences understand that the story was set in the past and was not realSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Before the radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, Orson Welles believed that his audience would be:A.frightened by the events of the story.B.annoyed at hearing a story that was unlikely to happen.C.angry at being tricked into believing that the story was real.D.excited to be involved in such an entertaining broadcast.

What strategy does Orson Welles use to make the radio play of The War of the Worlds more frightening for its audience than the book does for its reader?A.A first person narratorB.DialogueC.Real life charactersD.A news broadcast format

Question 2 of 10For the radio broadcast War of the Worlds, why didn't Orson Welles read the novel as it was written?A.He wanted to create conflict by setting up the humans to fight with the aliens.B.He wanted to make history by showing that he was an innovative producer.C.He wanted to cause chaos by forcing people to get ready for a pretend attack.D.He wanted to create suspense by making the story feel more immediate and real.

What reason does Orson Welles give at the press conference for his reaction to the panic caused by his radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds?A.The H. G. Wells novel is a classic and the story is well known.B.Listeners had already heard advertisements for his adaptation of The War of the Worlds.C.The broadcast included announcements that the events were not real.D.The police had informed the audience that nothing was happening.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Orson Welles concludes the radio broadcast War of the Worlds in which way?A.By warning the listeners that they need to be more prepared.B.By telling the listeners to "stay tuned" for more information.C.By telling the listeners that the story was not real and offering them a moral.D.By revealing that the entire broadcast was an April Fool's joke.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS