Writer
Spell the playwright's surname.
Priestley
Complete Mr Birling's quote: You'd think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up together like _____________
bees in a hive
Which character represents the working class in the play?
Edna - a working class servant with no power/voice.
Which year is the play set? (Bonus 50 points for the season)
Spring 1912
What was his political stance?
Socialism
Complete the quote that Sheila says to Eric about his drinking: "You're ____________"
Which group of workers went on strike that Mr Birling mentions in his speech?
Miners
When was the play first performed in London?
1946
Which economic theory or idea does Mr Birling represent?
Capitalism
Who says the following quote and to whom: " When you're married you'll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business."
Mrs Birling
What did Mr Birling say about the Titanic?
Bonus point if you can explain why his mention of this ship was an example of dramatic irony?
He described it as 'unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable'.
Which era was the play set in?
Edwardian (Edward was the King)
Why did Priestley write the play?
He wanted to improve society and make the rich realise their selfish behaviour.
Quote at least one of the words used to describe each of the following characters in the opening stage directions of the play:
Mr Birling
Mrs Birling
Mr Birling: Portentous, heavy looking, middle fifties, fairly easy manners, rather provincial in his speech.
Mr Birling: cold, fifty, husband's social superior
Name 3 things Mr Birling predicts wrongly about history.
An "unsinkable" Titanic.
"Silly little war scares"
"wild talk about possible labour trouble"
"Russia ... will always be behindhand"
Who were women under the control of in 1912?
Their fathers or their husbands.
They were expected to be quiet and agreeable. It was believed that women weren't capable or intelligent enough to talk about politics, work or current affairs.
What does the 'J' in Priestley's name stand for?
John
Complete the quote by Mr Birling when he is giving the engagement speech:
" working together for lower costs and _____________ prices."
'higher'
Which political party won the 1945 election?
Labour
Mr Birling says, "We can't let these Bernard Shaws and H G Wellses do all the talking".
Who are these people and what do they represent?
Friends of Priestley and fellow writers, who also held strong Socialist views.