An Inspector Calls Context

What inequality does Priestley criticise in 'An Inspector Calls'?

• inequality between rich people and poor people

• inequality between animals and people

• inequality between adults and children

• inequality between brothers and sisters

Which class had the most difficult lives?

• lower (working)

• middle

• upper

• none - they all had the same experience

Before government help such as the NHS, where could people go for help?

• Nowhere - there was no help available

• Private charities run by wealthy people

• Private charities run by poor people

• Private charities run by the government such as the NHS

What does Priestley use Sybil Birling to criticise?

• The way some rich people ran their charities kindly and sympathetically

• The way some rich people ran their charities really well, helping those who needed it

• The way some rich people ran charities only to make themselves look good

• The way some rich people ran charities only to make themselves look bad

What did Priestley want his audience to realise about some wealthy people?

• they were kind and generous

• they were unkind and selfish

• they were unkind and generous

• they were kind and selfish

What did Priestley want his audience to realise about many poor people?

• They were treated well and looked after by wealthy people

• They were treated badly and judged by wealthy people

• They were treated badly and looked after by wealthy people

• They were treated well and judged by wealthy people

What did Priestley want the upper classes to do for the lower classes?

• Ignore them and focus on themselves

• Fire them from their factories

• Refuse help in their charities

• Take more responsibility for them

Which characters does Priestley use to suggest that the older generation are too stuck in their ways to change?

• Eric and Sheila

• Eric and Gerald

• Sheila and Arthur

• Sybil and Arthur

Which characters does Priestley use to suggest that the younger generation can change society?

• Eric and Sheila

• Eric and Gerald

• Sheila and Arthur

• Sybil and Arthur

How did Priestley want his audience to think about Arthur Birling's choice to refuse a payrise to his workers?

• To think he is selfish, but it was necessary to do this

• To think he is generous and kind

• To think he is selfish and unkind

• To think he is selfish, but that it was right to do this