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When was the book The War of the Worlds first published

"The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells was first published in 1898 .

Did operas influence the audience

most definitely yes

operas were written to move an audience and to influence them into thinking/feeling certain things

What happens when the Martian cylinder opens

The townspeople run when they see a large bulging creature with tentacles

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

the end -Apex

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)

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

How does the narrator most clearly change from the beginning to the end of the story


By the end of the story, he is more philosophical than scientific.

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.

What will An attack by martians best symbolizes the fear that an invader will..

use unknown weapons and technology

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

the invasion novel

In the radio broadcast war of the Worlds how did Orson Welles change the novel to better fit the new medium of radio

He used shorter sentences and simpler words.

Which option is the best example of believable evidence that could be used in a hoax

a photograph of an alien spaceship landing on earth TRUE for APEX

Why does Wells call the Martian spacecraft the Thing

(Apex) Because he doesn't fully understand what it is yet.

What theme do both the novel and radio versions of The War of the Worlds share

Humans are too vain and shouldn't take their safety for granted

How does the opening paragraph of The War of the Worlds create suspense

by giving hints about events in the story that have already happend

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