Question 2 of 10How did Welles capture the attention of people in the audience who may have been doing other things when his broadcast of The War of the Worlds began?A.He pretended to be a government official warning the audience of an attack.B.He asked members of the audience to stop what they were doing and listen closely.C.He adapted the beginning of the book for his broadcast to make it shorter and more exciting.D.He read the introduction of H. G. Wells's novel exactly as it was written.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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

Question 4 of 10How did Welles use the medium of radio to change the original story of The War of the Worlds?A.He mentioned that the people of Earth didn't believe they could be attacked by an alien race.B.He used a narrator to tell the audience about events that had taken place over six years ago.C.He included information about the Martians' dying planet and why they had come to Earth.D.He added elements like news bulletins and musical breaks that grabbed the audience's attention.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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.

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.

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.