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An Inspector Calls Quiz Challenge - How Much Do You Know? | Authors

10 questions on one of J.B. Priestley's most direct attacks on human nature and society.

A multiple-choice quiz by whufc88. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
whufc88

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
215,125

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
762

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Where is most of the play set? Hint

The living room

One of the bedrooms

The kitchen

The dining-room

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who announces their engagement at the beginning of the meal? Hint

Eric and Eva Smith

Gerald and Sheila

Edna and Mr Goole

Arthur and Sybil

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Question 3 of 10

3. How does Mr Birling view the engagement? Hint

A chance to get rid of his daughter

As a business opportunity

A welcome injection of new blood

A disaster - he hates the Crofts

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Question 4 of 10

4. Mr Birling makes two predictions that we know to be false. What do these predictions concern? Hint

The Great Depression and World War II

Science and God

The Titanic and the downfall of capitalist thinking

World War I and the Titanic

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the first person to be interviewed by the Inspector? Hint

Eric

Sheila

Gerald

Mr Birling

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Question 6 of 10

6. How does the Inspector describe the cumulative effects of everyone's involvement? Hint

A chain of events

A cumulation of tragedy

A link through time

A severe mishap

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Question 7 of 10

7. How did Eva Smith lose her job at Milwards? Hint

Sheila complained about her

Mrs Birling complained about her plainness

She had an affair with her boss

Sheila got the job instead

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Question 8 of 10

8. What name did Eva Smith use when she had an affair with Gerald Croft? Hint

Sheila Goole

Daisy Renton

Bella Smith

Edna Maid

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did Eva Smith bring with her to the charity committee where Mrs Birling rejected her pleas for hand-outs? Hint

Eric's unborn child

A little girl

A little boy

A trolley filled with her belongings

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Question 10 of 10

10. After all of the accusations and the revelation of the entire truth, what happens that provides an eerie atmosphere in the Birling household? Hint

Eva Smith's face appears in the mirror

The phone rings - a girl has just died and an inspector is coming

Eva Smith appears at the door

All of the lights go out and a woman is heard screaming in pain

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is most of the play set?

Answer: The dining-room

"An Inspector Calls" was written in 1945 and contains many references to what would be future events for the characters living in 1912.

2. Who announces their engagement at the beginning of the meal?

Answer: Gerald and Sheila

Their marriage seems doomed from the start due to the revelations brought about by the inspector.

3. How does Mr Birling view the engagement?

Answer: As a business opportunity

Mr Birling represents the capitalist, narrow-minded corporate owner that Priestley so despised.

4. Mr Birling makes two predictions that we know to be false. What do these predictions concern?

Answer: World War I and the Titanic

His incorrect predictions reveal his ignorance of foreign affairs and his belief in the power of Great Britain.

5. Who is the first person to be interviewed by the Inspector?

Answer: Mr Birling

Here we learn how Eva Smith died and Mr Birling's callous feelings towards his workers.

6. How does the Inspector describe the cumulative effects of everyone's involvement?

Answer: A chain of events

"A chain of events" becomes an important symbol in the play as it reflects on the malevolent impact the Birlings and Gerald had had on Eva Smith.

7. How did Eva Smith lose her job at Milwards?

Answer: Sheila complained about her

Sheila complained after she saw that Eva looked better in the dress that Sheila wanted.

8. What name did Eva Smith use when she had an affair with Gerald Croft?

Answer: Daisy Renton

To Gerald it was just a summer fling but Eva had fallen in love with him and found their break-up hard.

9. What did Eva Smith bring with her to the charity committee where Mrs Birling rejected her pleas for hand-outs?

Answer: Eric's unborn child

She first tried to pass herself off as Mrs Birling due to her pregnant nature but was dismissed by the snobbish Mrs Birling.

10. After all of the accusations and the revelation of the entire truth, what happens that provides an eerie atmosphere in the Birling household?

Answer: The phone rings - a girl has just died and an inspector is coming

A spooky end to a brilliant play about moral failure, ignorance and self-incrimination.

Source: Author whufc88

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