An Inspector Calls

A dramatic scene from a play, featuring a tense moment between an inspector and a family in a vintage dining room setting, with a 1910s aesthetic.

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Welcome to the quiz on J.B. Priestley's classic play, 'An Inspector Calls'. This engaging quiz consists of 10 multiple-choice questions that will challenge your understanding of the characters, themes, and social commentary presented in the play.

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Explore key themes and character motivations
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10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by CuriousReader425

At the beginning of the play the Birling family are celebrating the engagement of

Eric and Eva

Daisy and Arthur

Sheila and Gerald

When was An Inspector calls set?

1945

1912

Who believes that wealth should be shared equally by the workers rather than the owners?

Capitalists

Socialists

'Businesses are inventive and develop new products to compete with each other' is a positive to which system?

Capitalism

Socialism

The inspector is investigating the death of a girl who has drunk

Disinfectant

Bleach

Poison

Mr Birling sacked Eva because she asked for more

Hours

Work

Pay

Holiday

How is Mr. Birling shown to be arrogant to the Inspector?

He is impatient with the Inspector and seems to show no sympathy for Eva Smith

He remembers hearing the name Eva Smith

He feels sympathy for Eva Smith

After being sacked from Mr. Birling's Eva worked at.....

Millingtons

Milwards

Another factory

What is dramatic irony?

Substituting a harsh term with a milder term

Saying something that means the opposite

When the audience knows something the characters in the play don't

What did Priestley believe in?

Capitalism

Socialism

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