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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #33602 Cinema Peepshow
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The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened theater. In the peepshow format, a film was viewed through a small opening in a machine that was created for that purpose. Thomas Edison's peepshow device, the Kinetoscope, was introduced to the public in 1894. It was designed for use in Kinetoscope parlors, or arcades, which contained only a few individual machines and permitted only one customer to view a short, 50-foot film at any one time. The first Kinetoscope parlors contained five machines. For the price of 25 cents (or 5 cents per machine), customers moved from machine to machine to watch five different films (or, in the case of famous prizefights, successive rounds of a single fight).

According to paragraph, Which of the following were true of viewing films in Kinetoscope parlors:

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Option 1: "One individual at a time viewed a film."

Explanation: The text states that the Kinetoscope was designed for individual viewing, indicating that only one customer could view a film at any one time. This aligns with the main idea that the peepshow format allowed for solitary viewing through a small opening.

Option 2: "Customers could view one film after another."

Explanation: The text mentions that customers moved from machine to machine to watch five different films, which supports the idea that they could view one film after another. This is a direct reference to the experience in Kinetoscope parlors.

Option 3: "Prizefights were the most popular subjects for films."

Explanation: While the text mentions that customers could watch successive rounds of famous prizefights, it does not state that prizefights were the most popular subjects. This makes the statement an assumption rather than a fact presented in the text.

Option 4: "Each film was short."

Explanation: The text specifies that the films viewed in Kinetoscope parlors were short, specifically mentioning a 50-foot film. This directly supports the claim that each film was short, aligning with the overall description of the viewing experience.

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