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WorksheetsAn Inspector Calls Context Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the closest war at the time in the play?
World War II
Cold War
World War I
Industrial Revolution
An Inspector Calls was set in the year of...
(a)
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
Ideas addressed in the play are:
Capitalism
Communism
Racism
Gender roles
What was the location of the play?
(a)
Where did J.B Priestley used to work at?
Textile Factory
Hospital
Library
Coal Factory
One reason why Birling believed in socialism was because he worked in a factory and thought the ... was unfair to the workers.
(a)
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
Which character represents a capitalist ideology in ‘An Inspector Calls’?
Sheila
Mr. Birling
Inspector Goole
Eric
What were three main causes of the Industrial revolution?
Discovery of natural gas
Discovery of coal
Discovery of oil
Rapid urbanization
Population boom
One reason why it was hard for women to divorce at the time was because...
They wouldn't want to leave their husband
Their children would be under their responsibility
They won't get any shares
Their family might pressure them to stay married
Fill in this statement in the most correct way possible: The laws in 1912 favored ...
Women
Factory workers
Factory owners
Farmers
Priestley had many professions including:
Writing plays and novels
Being a poet
Being a broadcaster on BBC
Owning a textile factory
The fact that Mr.Birling always has the longest speeches and dialogues proves that:
He is greedy and wants attention
It was a patriarchal society
Men used to have more freedom of expression
He is the wisest and most knowledgeable family member
The fact that the Birlings own a a telephone proves that they are ...
(a)
Fill in the blank: Women’s wages at that time were …. of the men’s wages.
(a)
J.B Priestley entered WW1 only at the age of 19. But how long did he serve in the war?
3 years and a quarter
2 years and a half
4 years and a half
Half a year
J.B Priestley wrote An Inspector Calls in hopes to make the post-war society to be generous. How does he do it?
He states the rewards of being generous and well-mannered citizens of society.
He persuades them through bribery.
He makes fun of the rich upper-class in the past.
He gave his audience a glimpse of UK's darker side in the past.
What year was An Inspector Calls opened on the London stage?
1945
1946
1947
1948
