An Inspector Calls Context Quiz

What is the closest war at the time in the play?

• World War II

• Cold War

• World War I

• Industrial Revolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

An Inspector Calls was set in the year of...

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Why did J.B Priestly write his play in WW2, but set his play at the time before WW1?

• Because he prefers to write close to the time of WW1 because he experienced what the war was like personally

• Because he wanted to show how society has changed after difficult times

• Because he wanted to set his scene in a more historical context

• Because he thought society in the past was more interesting to write about

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Ideas addressed in the play are:

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Racism

• Gender roles

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What was the location of the play?

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Where did J.B Priestley used to work at?

• Textile Factory

• Hospital

• Library

• Coal Factory

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

One reason why Birling believed in socialism was because he worked in a factory and thought the ... was unfair to the workers.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The author of the play, J.B Priestley was an activist and believed in:

• Communism

• Women's Rights

• Socialism

• Stoicism

At what age did the author start working at?

• 12

• 13

• 16

• 15

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which character represents a capitalist ideology in ‘An Inspector Calls’?

• Sheila

• Mr. Birling

• Inspector Goole

• Eric