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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #33606 Kinetoscope
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These Kinetoscope arcades were modeled on phonograph parlors, which had proven successful for Edison several years earlier. In the phonograph parlors, customers listened to recordings through individual ear tubes, moving from one machine to the next to hear different recorded speeches or pieces of music. The Kinetoscope parlors functioned in a similar way. Edison was more interested in the sale of Kinetoscopes (for roughly $1,000 apiece) to these parlors than in the films that would be run in them (which cost approximately $10 to $15 each). He refused to develop projection technology, reasoning that if he made and sold projectors, then exhibitors would purchase only one machine-a projector-from him instead of several.

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Option 2: "describe the model used to design Kinetoscope parlors"

Explanation: The author discusses phonograph parlors to illustrate how Kinetoscope parlors were modeled after them. This connection is made clear as the text states that Kinetoscope arcades were modeled on phonograph parlors, highlighting the design influence.

Option 1: "explain Edison's financial success"

Explanation: The text does not focus on Edison's financial success. Instead, it emphasizes the operational similarities between phonograph parlors and Kinetoscope parlors, without detailing financial outcomes.

Option 3: "contrast their commercial value to that of Kinetoscope parlors"

Explanation: While the text does not explicitly contrast the commercial value, it implies a difference in focus between the two types of parlors. The mention of Edison's interest in selling Kinetoscopes rather than developing projectors suggests a contrast in their commercial strategies and values.

Option 4: "illustrate how much more technologically advanced Kinetoscope parlors were"

Explanation: The text does not support the idea that Kinetoscope parlors were more technologically advanced. Instead, it focuses on their operational similarities to phonograph parlors, without making any claims about technological superiority.

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