Question 2 of 5What do the panicked reactions to the radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds help you infer about some people in the audience?A.They liked to be scared by things on the radio.B.They were nervous and ready to believe anything.C.They had previously been attacked by aliens.D.They had not gone to school or been educated.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 3 of 10After the radio version of The War of the Worlds aired, what was Welles's reaction to the panic it had caused?A.He was happy that people had listened to and enjoyed the broadcast.B.He was angry that people had so easily believed what they heard on the radio.C.He was annoyed that people hadn't paid attention to the disclaimers.D.He was surprised that his show had caused such widespread panic.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What can you infer about some people in the audience from their reactions to the 1938 broadcast of The War of the Worlds?A.They really enjoyed being frightened by scary stories told on the radio.B.Because of recent world events, they were ready to believe they were under attack.C.They were poorly educated and didn't have access to H. G. Wells's novel.D.They weren't afraid of the Martians and thought they could defeat them easily.

How did the police respond to the panic caused by the radio version of The War of the Worlds?A.The police laughed at the people who believed Martians were attacking.B.The police advised people to leave the city as quickly as possible.C.The police notified people that the events were part of a fictional story.D.The police demanded that the producers of the show stop broadcasting.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 9 of 10Read this excerpt:A wave of mass hysteria seized thousands of radio listeners between 8:15 and 9:30 o'clock last night when a broadcast of a dramatization of H. G. Wells's fantasy, "The War of the Worlds," led thousands to believe that an interplanetary conflict had started with invading Martians spreading wide death and destruction in New Jersey and New York.New York Times, "Radio Listeners in Panic," October 31, 1938How does the New York Times article "Radio Listeners in Panic" give the audience the background knowledge needed to understand the story?A.By making fun of the way people acted during the broadcastB.By including a copy of H. G. Wells's classic novel with the newspaperC.By telling people they should have been listening to the broadcastD.By supplying the necessary information in the article's first sentenceSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 1 of 5How did the radio version of The War of the Worlds warn the audience that the broadcast was not real?A.By having the announcer tell the audience that he was reading from a bookB.By asking listeners to call in to the radio station if they were nervous or afraidC.By announcing before, during, and after the broadcast that the program was fictionalD.By giving the audience time at the beginning to change the stationSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS