An Inspector Calls- Acts 1 and 2

What are the Birling family doing at the beginning of the play?

• Celebrating Eric's fourth year of being sober.

• Celebrating Sheila's engagement to Gerald

• Celebrating Mr Birling's knighthood

• Celebrating Gerald's new promotion

What event does Birling NOT reference in his speech?

• The 1912 Miner's Strike

• The Titanic

• Tension with Germany

• Women getting the vote

Which character does the quote 'very pleased with life and rather excited' refer to?

• Arthur Birling

• Sybil Birling

• Eric Birling

• Sheila Birling

Which character is this stage direction describing? "Heavy looking, rather portentous"

• Mr Birling

• Sheila Birling

• Eric Birling

• Gerald Croft

What is odd about Mr Birling's speech?

• He says he looks forward to 'lower costs and higher prices' because Sheila is marrying the son of his business rival.

• He says he looks forward to a day when men no longer cheat on their wives.

• He says that Gerald Croft doesn't deserve to marry his daughter Sheila

• He says that he has not had a happy marriage with Mrs Birling

What technique does Priestley use throughout Birling's speech?

• Exclamation

• Simile and repetition

• Metaphoric irony

• Dramatic irony

Capitalism is...

• When you believe that you should only look after yourself and your family, and not share out money across society.

• When you look after everyone in society and share out money and services.

• When you believe that eating meat is wrong

What is the Inspector's last word of Act 1?

• Goodbye.

• Well?

• So long.

• And now.

What does Gerald suggest Sheila do at the beginning of Act 2?

• Be excused from the questioning.

• Stay and listen.

• Have a drink.

• Speak to her mother.

Who does the Inspector describe as "a pretty, lively sort of girl, who never did anybody any harm"?

• Sheila Birling

• Edna

• Mrs. Birling

• Eva Smith