Radio Unit

War of the Worlds

100

The Martians die from a disease caused by bacteria

What actually happens to the Martians at the end of War of the Worlds?

200

Open answer

What are 3 specific examples from the War of the Worlds broadcast made some listeners believe that the Martian invasion was real?

300

Open answer

Cite at least 2 examples from the broadcast that would have been a cue for a careful listener to know that the broadcast was NOT real.

400

- humans go underground - they learn to use the Martians' technology to counterstrike and take over the world Narrator's response: he walks away in disgust

Describe the two plans the stranger has to help humans survive.

500

Families evacuated their homes Concerned citizens called the radio station asking when the world was going to end Newspapers were trying to discredit the radio as a reliable news source

How did audiences react when they heard the broadcast? What did newspapers have to gain from these reports?

More on War on the Worlds

100

ANNOUNCER:

How would the speaker's name and line of dialogue appear in a radio script?

200

(THEME MUSIC)

If theme music were to immediately follow the speaker's words, how would this detail be written in a radio script?

300

Place "..." between "present" and "Mercury Theatre on the Air" in the script

If the scriptwriter wanted to tell the actor to pause between the words "present" and "the Mercury Theatre on the Air" in the script, what symbol would the scriptwriter use to convey this message?

400

Interruptions, real music, real places

Why did listeners think the War of the Worlds was a real broadcast?

500

October 30, 1938

When was War of the Worlds aired on the radio?