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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #46372 Exhibitors
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Exhibitors, however, wanted to maximize their profits, which they could do more readily by projecting a handful of films to hundreds of customers at a time (rather than one at a time) and by charging 25 to 50 cents admission. About a year after the opening of the first Kinetoscope parlor in 1894, showmen such as Louis and Auguste Lumière, Thomas Armat and Charles Francis Jenkins, and Orville and Woodville Latham (with the assistance of Edison’s former assistant, William Dickson) perfected projection devices. These early projection devices were used in vaudeville theaters, legitimate theaters, local town halls, makeshift storefront theaters, fairgrounds, and amusement parks to show films to a mass audience.

The word “readily” in the passage is closest in meaning to

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Option 2: "easily"

Explanation: 'Easily' is the correct answer as it captures the essence of 'readily' in the context of the passage. The exhibitors could maximize their profits more 'easily' by projecting films to many customers at once, indicating a sense of convenience and simplicity.

Option 1: "frequently"

Explanation: The term 'frequently' implies a high occurrence rate, which does not align with the context of the word 'readily' in the passage. 'Readily' suggests ease or convenience rather than frequency.

Option 3: "intelligently"

Explanation: 'Intelligently' refers to the quality of being smart or wise, which does not relate to the meaning of 'readily.' The context of the passage focuses on the ease of maximizing profits, not the intelligence of the method.

Option 4: "obviously"

Explanation: 'Obviously' suggests something that is clear or apparent, which does not correspond to the meaning of 'readily.' The passage emphasizes the ease of the process rather than its clarity.

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