Context
Which year is the play set in?
Spring 1912
In which order is the family's involvement in Eva's death told?
Mr Birling
Sheila
Gerald
Mrs Birling
Eric
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
What is the name of the maid?
What does she represent?
Edna
Working class servant with no power/voice
When was the book set?
1912
Name 3 things Mr Birling predicts wrongly?
1. An "unsinkable" Titanic
2. "Silly little war scares"
3. "Wild talk about possible labour trouble"
4. "Russia... will always be behindhand"
What is the name of the town where the play is set, and whereabout is it?
Brumley
North Midlands industrial city
Complete the Inspector's quote:
" We don't live alone. We are ______ of one _______."
Members
Body
List three names the dead girl used?
Eva Smith
Daisy Renton
Mrs Birling
Who is the author?
J.B Priestley
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
List all the characters named in the play who go to the Palace Variety Theatre bar?
Eva
Gerald
Eric
Meggarty
Complete the Inspector's quote:
"One Eva Smith has gone, but there are ___a__ and ___b__ and ____c__ of __d__ ___e____ and ___f____ ___g______ still left with us, with their hopes and ___h___, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives. "
a- Millions
b- Millions
c- Millions
d- Eva
e- Smiths
f- John
g- Smiths
h- fears
Complete the quote about the Inspector:
"The Inspector need not be a big man but he creates at once an impression of _______, __________ and _____________. "
Solidity
Purposefulness
How many kids did Mr and Mrs Birling have?
2 children
When was the play first performed in London?
1946
Name the shop where Eva worked.
What sort of shop was it?
Millwards
Clothing shop
Complete the Inspector's quote:
"If men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in ____ and _____ and _____?"
Fire
Blood
Anguish
Who is described as:
"half-drunk", a "notorious womanizer" and a "rogue"?
Alderman Joe Meggarty
What was the made up town called?
Bromley
Which popular genre of theatre would you describe An Inspector Calls as?
Detective thriller
(and/or modern morality play)
What is the name of the organisation which Mrs Birling is involved in, and what does it do?
Brumley's Women Charity Organization
Helps "women in distress"
How does Mr Birling describe the Inspector:
"Probably a __________ or some sort of _____. "
Socialist
Crank
How does Eva Smith commit suicide?
By drinking bleach or disinfectant
When was the book written?
1945