Read the following transcript of the end of Orson Welles's radio broadcast of the War of the Worlds, in which a narrator remembers a time when aliens invaded Earth. During the radio broadcast, many audience members became convinced that the story of an alien invasion was truly happening.We annihilated the world before your very ears tonight, and utterly destroyed the C.B.S. You will be relieved, I hope, to learn that we didn't mean it, and that both institutions are still open for business. So goodbye everybody, and remember the terrible lesson you learned tonight. That grinning, glowing, globular invader of your living room is an inhabitant of the pumpkin patch, and if your doorbell rings and nobody's there, that was no Martian . . . it's Hallowe'en.Based on the transcript, what did Welles most likely want people to consider after listening to his broadcast?A.That the book of The War of the Worlds is better than the radio playB.How vulnerable they were to the messages of mediaC.How damaging radio is to people's moralityD.That the events really could happenSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What moral does Welles give to listeners at the conclusion of the radio broadcast War of the Worlds?A.You should never get too close to an object from outer space.B.You shouldn't believe everything you hear on the radio.C.If Martians attack Earth, kill them with viruses.D.You should never trust aliens who come to Earth.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

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

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

In the aftermath of the panic caused by the radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, what is Orson Welles's tone during the press conference?A.Angry and upsetB.Confused and stunnedC.Sad and remorsefulD.Happy and overjoyedSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS