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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #46452 Mutoscope
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With the advent of projection, the viewer’s relationship with the image was no longer private, as it had been with earlier peepshow devices such as the Kinetoscope and the Mutoscope, which was a similar machine that reproduced motion by means of successive images on individual photographic cards instead of on strips of celluloid. It suddenly became public—an experience that the viewer shared with dozens, scores, and even hundreds of others. At the same time, the image that the spectator looked at expanded from the minuscule peepshow dimensions of 1 or 2 inches (in height) to the life-size proportions of 6 or 9 feet.

The images seen by viewers in the earlier peepshows, compared with the images projected on the screen, were relatively

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Option 1: "small in size"

Explanation: The text states that earlier peepshow devices like the Kinetoscope and Mutoscope displayed images that were 'minuscule' in size, specifically 1 or 2 inches in height. This directly supports the idea that the images were relatively small compared to the larger, life-size projections mentioned later in the text.

Option 2: "inexpensive to create"

Explanation: The text does not provide any information regarding the cost of creating images for earlier peepshows. Therefore, this option introduces information that is not present in the text, making it an incorrect choice.

Option 3: "unfocused"

Explanation: The text does not mention anything about the clarity or focus of the images in earlier peepshows. Thus, this option is not supported by the text and is incorrect.

Option 4: "limited in subject matter"

Explanation: While the text discusses the size of the images, it does not address the variety or subject matter of the images shown in earlier peepshows. This makes the option too narrow and unsupported by the text, leading to its incorrectness.

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