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.The broadcast included announcements that the events were not real.C.Listeners had already heard advertisements for his adaptation of The War of the Worlds.D.The police had informed the audience that nothing was happening.

How did Welles react to the panic caused by his radio broadcast The War of the Worlds?A.He was sad that people had been hurt in the panic.B.He was angry that the public hadn't read the book.C.He was happy that so many people had heard the broadcast.D.He was confused and stunned by the public's reaction.

Question 1 of 10Why did Welles react the way he did at the press conference after his radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds?A.He didn't realize audiences would automatically believe what they heard on the radio.B.He assumed listeners would recognize his voice from his previous radio broadcasts.C.He included several announcements within the broadcast stating the story was not real.D.He thought the H. G. Wells novel was so well known that people would recognize it.SUBMITarrow_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.

Question 5 of 10Why did the New York Times article choose to emphasize the many stories of "mass hysteria" caused by the radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds?A.To make Orson Welles feel bad for having caused a panicB.To allow readers a chance to feel better about their reactionC.To force the radio station to fire Welles and his producersD.To generate interest and sell newspapersSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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