AIC Context

When was the play published?

• 1912

• 1945

• 1946

• 1975

Who does the man in the video says accumulated most of the wealth?

• Industrialists, Merchants and Ship Owners

• Hotel Owners

• Pub landlords and night club owners

• Brothels

According to the video, where did people like the Birlings tend to live?

• Near the factories

• The country

• The suburbs

• Palaces

What are the two social divisions mentioned in the video?

• class and race

• rich and poor

• the haves and the have nots

• class and gender

What was J.B. Priestley a vocal advocate for?

• the rights of animals

• the rights of children

• the rights of women

• the rights of the poor

Where and in which year was Priestley born?

• Bradford in 1894

• Cragford in 1984

• Manchester in 1756

• London in 2031

How was Priestley injured and in which year?

• In an airplane crash in 1981

• In 1916 when a trench collapsed

• A car accident in 1943

• Tripped over a grenade in 1916

When did Priestley start to write the play?

• 1912

• 1944

• 1945

• 1946

What was Priestley's purpose in the play? Which statement best fits:

• He wanted to encourage society (after WW2) to build a better and more generous future by reminding them of the social divisions in the period before WW1.

• He wanted to help retain the wealth amongst the upper classes by ensuring there were enough manual labourers available to work in factories. He was keen for them to stay employed.