I'm of course surprised that the H. G. Wells classic, which is the original for many fantasies about invasions by mythical monsters from the planet Mars . . . I'm extremely surprised to learn that a story which has become familiar to children through the medium of comic strips and many succeeding novels and adventure stories should have had such an immediate and profound effect upon radio listeners.Orson Welles, press conference, 1938How does Welles support his point that audiences should have been familiar with the story line of The War of the Worlds?A.He lets the audience know how surprised he is at their reaction.B.He gives more details about the story behind the classic novel.C.He mentions that the novel had been turned into a children's comic strip.D.He tells the audience that he enjoys reading adventure stories.

Question 7 of 10Read this excerpt:I'm of course surprised that the H. G. Wells classic, which is the original for many fantasies about invasions by mythical monsters from the planet Mars . . . I'm extremely surprised to learn that a story which has become familiar to children through the medium of comic strips and many succeeding novels and adventure stories should have had such an immediate and profound effect upon radio listeners.Orson Welles, press conference, 1938Why does Welles mention that H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds had been turned into a comic strip?A.To support his statement that audiences were familiar with the storyB.To make audiences feel silly for believing that the broadcast was an actual news reportC.To warn the audience against believing everything they hear on the radioD.To get people interested in alternate versions of the storySUBMITarrow_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.

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.

Read the passage.The War of the Worlds Hoax"Martian cylinders are falling all over the country!" proclaimed a voice on the radio. It was Halloween night, 1938, and Orson Welles was in the midst of a performance of the H. G. Wells story The War of the Worlds. Most listeners were aware that it was fiction; after all, an explanatory announcement had been given at the program's beginning. However, listeners who tuned in late missed the program's introduction. In addition, Welles was a magnificent performer, interspersing his "report" with sound effects and eyewitness "interviews." Consequently, some audience members believed they were hearing a real news account. They listened in increasing terror as Welles described the "invading army from the planet Mars." Fearing for their lives, some took refuge in their basements or fled their homes. When Welles concluded the show with the admission that it had been a Halloween prank, reactions ranged from amusement to fury.What is the main, or central, idea of the passage?As a result of a news-style radio performance, some War of the Worlds listeners believed the broadcast to be true.Some early War of the Worlds listeners were so frightened that they hid in their basements or left their homes.Because of an earlier warning that they were about to hear a work of fiction, most War of the Worlds listeners knew that they were not listening to real news.Submit

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.