An Inspector Calls Context

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When was the play set?

1914

1945

1912

1932

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of these is not mentioned by Mr Birling in his Act One speech?

War

Women getting the vote

Strikes

The Titanic

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When was the play written?

1932

1912

1948

1945

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What event took place in 1926 that would have supported workers like Eva?

The General Strike

Women getting the vote

World War Two

The creation of the NHS

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or false: JB Priestley was born into a working class family.

True

False

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What technique has Priestley used in Mr Birling's early speeches?

Aside

Red herrings

Dramatic irony

Stage directions

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which class does Gerald Croft belong to?

Middle

Upper

Working

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who represents the working classes in the Birling household?

Sheila

Mr Birling

Eric

Edna

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What event helped Eva get a job at Milwards?

Strikes

Influenza

War

Increased employment

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Mrs Birling is described as her husband's 'social superior'. What does this suggest about her?

She is better educated than him

She has more money than him

She was born into a higher class than him

She is in charge of the house

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or false: during the wars the different classes worked together.

True

False

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Mr Birling is a...

Socialist

Communist

Capitalist

None of the above

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Inspector is a...

Socialist

Capitalist

Communist

All of the above

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Capitalists are particularly concerned about:

Helping other people

Money and business

Sharing out the workload

Stopping war

15.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

How does the Inspector's final speech link to context ("fire and blood and anguish"). Tick all that apply.

War

Socialism

Money

Power

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