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　　Paragraph 4: With the advent of projection in 1895-1896, motion pictures became the ultimate form of mass consumption. Previously, large audiences had viewed spectacles at the theater, where vaudeville, popular dramas, musical and minstrel shows, classical plays, lectures, and slide-and-lantern shows had been presented to several hundred spectators at a time. But the movies differed significantly from these other forms of entertainment, which depended on either live performance or (in the case of the slide-and-lantern shows) the active involvement of a master of ceremonies who assembled the final program.

　　6. According to paragraph 4, how did the early movies differ from previous spectacles that were presented to large audiences?

　　They were a more expensive form of entertainment.

　　They were viewed by larger audiences.

　　They were more educational.

　　They did not require live entertainers.