Cards in this guide (22)
Does The War of the Worlds voice Orson Welles' point of view
The Mercury Theatre production of The War of the Worlds is told
from a news broadcaster's point of view for the first two-thirds of
the broadcast.
This episode was Mr Welles adaptation of the H G Wells novel of
the same name.
The initial point of view in the radio broadcast is that of the
audience.
How do you use the word broadcast in a sentence
He tuned into the radio because his favourite broadcast was
on.
Fiction readers of whitman's era would have been especially interested in stories set in places such as
Fiction readers of Whitman's era would have been especially interested in stories set in places such as Tahiti.
Which question and reacting techniques encouraged teacher student interaction
The best way to encourage student-teacher interaction is simply
to ask questions. Students will respond to questions and
experiments.
When was Park Plaza Hotel Leeds created
Park Plaza Hotel Leeds was created in 1966.
What is a characteristic of the invasion novel
it play on reader fear or attack and train them in urban warfare
What happens when the Martian cylinder opens
The townspeople run when they see a large bulging creature with tentacles
How can modern readers better understand the fears and interests of a story's original audience
By studying the historical context of the story.
How do the townspeople first react to the appearance of the mars cylinder the War of the Worlds
They are curios about the object and what it is
Where in the story's sequence of events is the narrator of the War of the Worlds as he begins to tell the story
Is hoax an adjective
No, hoax can be a verb or a noun. When used before other nouns
(hoax letter, hoax caller) it is acting as a noun adjunct.
Which event near the end of the 19th century caused great anxiety in England
The German defeat of France
How did the radio version of The War of the Worlds warn the audience that the broadcast was not real
By announcing it before during and after the broadcast (APEX)
What does Ogilvy the astronomer find on the Horsell Common
How does Wells's narrator add a sense of credibility to The War of the Worlds
by using scientific language that shows he knows what he is talking about
Why is invasion literature still relevant today
it explores common fears and anxiety-APEX
Why does wiesel mention the St. Louis in thus passage
To show how the United States failed to act on behalf of the Jews during WWII.
Or
To show that the United States was indifferent to human suffering
In The War of the Worlds why does Wells choose to have Martians instead of a more realistic enemy attack England
(Apex) To emphasize what could happen if an enemy caught England with its guard down.
In The War of the Worlds the narrator believes that Martians came to Earth because
What can you infer about the narrator from this passage of The War of the Worlds
That he is intelligent and well educated - APEX :)
What type of novel plays on the readers fear of attack while also instructing the reader on the technical details of urban warfare
Why does Wells call the Martian spacecraft the Thing
(Apex) Because he doesn't fully understand what it is yet.