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 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

After 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

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 including a copy of H. G. Wells's classic novel with the newspaperB.By supplying the necessary information in the article's first sentenceC.By making fun of the way people acted during the broadcastD.By telling people they should have been listening to the 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.Listeners had already heard advertisements for his adaptation of The War of the Worlds.C.The broadcast included announcements that the events were not real.D.The police had informed the audience that nothing was happening.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