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

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

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

In the New York Times article "Radio Listeners in Panic," what was the purpose of including stories of mass hysteria caused by the radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds?A.To make people angryB.To emphasize Welles's crimeC.To frighten people againD.To sell more newspapers

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

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