An Inspector Calls Background and Context

True or false: JB Priestley was born into a working class family. (a)  

• True
• False

In what year was the play written?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Answer explanation

The play was first performed in 1945; imagine how the audience would have reacted to some of Birling's comments about war.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Who wrote 'An Inspector Calls'?

• J.C Priestly

• Charles Dickens

• J.B Priestley

• William Shakespeare

Answer explanation

Remember it is PriestlEy. So many pupils mis-spell Priestley's name on the exam!

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

In what year was the play set?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Answer explanation

The play was set over 30 years prior to being written. Priestley uses the power of hindsight.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Which war did Priestley fight in? (a)  

• World War I
• World War II
• Crimean War
• The Gulf War

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What happened to Priestley when fighting in the war?

• He was captured as a prisoner of war.

• He was badly injured when a mortar exploded in the trenches.

• He was blinded.

• He never went to fight in the war.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of these ideals is central to the system of capitalism?:

• Helping other people

• Money and business

• Sharing out the workload

• Stopping war

Answer explanation

Is a system where people can become as rich as they want. Companies make their money through profit. A factory owner buys something for £5 but sells it to the public for £10. The factory owner decides what to do with the money made from the sale: keep or reinvest. There is very little say by the Government over what happens with that money. It is yours to keep; it is ‘private’.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What catastrophic event happened in 1912?

• The Spanish Flu Pandemic

• The Titanic sank

• World War I

• World War II

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The Suffragettes believed ...

• Men were superior to women.

• Women should stay at home and look after the family.

• Women should be allowed to vote.

• Women shouldn't be allowed in court.

Answer explanation

Although they did support women's rights more broadly, the Suffragettes MAIN aim was to gain the vote for women.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In the Edwardian period, the class system was rigid with a set of rules that must be followed.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9