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WorksheetsAn Inspector Calls - Mr Birling
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Mr Birling is a...
Socialist
Capitalist
Mr Birling's first name is
Matthew
Arthur
Simon
Gerald
Which of the following words describe Mr Birling?
Selfish
Arrogant
Considerate
Caring
Complete the quote: 'Fiddlesticks! The Germans don't want (a) '
Complete Mr Birling's quote 'Still, I can't accept any ______'
gifts
responsibility
failings
money
Complete Birling's quote 'It's my _______ to keep labour costs down'
job
roll
responsibility
duty
Complete Birling's quote "as if we were all ________ up together like bees in a _______"
together, jar
the same, tree
mixed, hive
Which two jobs does Mr Birling tell the Inspector he has done when he first arrives?
Factory owner
Alderman
Lord Mayor
Police Constable
Which three words are missing from this quotation: "If we were all ____ for everything that happened to ______ we'd had anything to do with, it would be very ______, wouldn't it?
Responsible, someone, difficult
Responsible, everybody, awkward
Accountable, everybody, difficult
Caring, someone, awkward
Which character agrees with Mr Birling's decision to fire Eva Smith?
Eric
Gerald
Mrs Birling
Sheila
What were the challenges faced by workers in 1910?
No minimum wage
No protection of workers' rights
High rent and living costs
No welfare state (NHS, sick pay, holiday pay etc)
Factory owners set wages too low for the cost of living. Workers were stuck in a cycle of poverty.
By the end of his talk with the Inspector, has Mr Birling taken responsibility for the damage caused by his actions?
No, not at all
Partly
Yes, completely and he regrets what he did
Yes, he wishes he had let her keep her job
