Why did Orson Welles change the beginning of The War of the Worlds for his radio broadcast?A.To ask members of the audience to call family and friends and encourage them to listenB.To remind listeners to call the police for more informationC.To get around copyright laws associated with using material from a published bookD.To capture the attention of his listeners, who may have been doing other things

Question 7 of 10How did Orson Welles change the The War of the Worlds to better reflect the style of a radio show being broadcast in real time?A.He used a narrator to describe past events.B.He used details from other invasion novels.C.He used an attack by Martians to prove a point.D.He used shorter sentences and simpler words.

How did Welles use the medium of radio to change the original story of The War of the Worlds?A.He included information about the Martians' dying planet and why they had come to Earth.B.He mentioned that the people of Earth didn't believe they could be attacked by an alien race.C.He used a narrator to tell the audience about events that had taken place over six years ago.D.He added elements like news bulletins and musical breaks that grabbed the audience's attention.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What change did Orson Welles make to the radio play of The War of the Worlds that caused its audience to panic?A.He set the story in the past.B.He added more dialogue to the radio play.C.He changed the setting to England.D.He presented the story as if it was happening in real time.

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

Why did Welles add dramatic elements such as special news bulletins and musical breaks to his radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds?A.To allow listeners time to call their local police stationsB.To make the radio broadcast seem more realC.To make sure the audience was aware that the broadcast was not a real news reportD.To give listeners a chance to catch their breath between each of the scenes