WorksheetsAN INSPECTOR CALLS
Total questions: 220
Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Priestley want to promote to the British public? (AIC)
a)
Socialism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Communism
2.
Why was 1945 an important historical moment? (AIC)
a)
It is the Titanic sailed this year
b)
It marked the end of World War Two
c)
The class system was abolished this year
3.
What did Priestley want the upper classes to examine? (AIC)
a)
Their responsibility to all of society
b)
Their involvement in the war
c)
How they act toward minority groups
4.
What kind of attitude do the older generation have towards life? (AIC)
a)
They are more pessimistic
b)
They are more 'set in their ways'
c)
They are more accepting, as they have had more experiences
5.
What kind of attitude do the younger generation have towards life? (AIC)
a)
They are more open to change
b)
They are more pessimistic
c)
They are more close-minded and selfish
6.
Priestley was interested in theories about .................. ? (based on ideas by Dunne and Ouspensky) (AIC)
a)
social class and its impact on the governement
b)
time and the concept of a cyclical repetition of events in order to improve
c)
revenge and the powerful impact it had on mental health
7.
Inspector Goole is not commonly viewed as which of the following? (AIC)
a)
Ghost/ghoul
b)
Embodiment of conscience
c)
A member of the Birling family
8.
Who can be seen as symbols of privilege and wealth? (AIC)
a)
Eva
b)
The Inspector
c)
The Birling Family
9.
Who represents capitalism? (AIC)
a)
Eric and Sheila
b)
Mr. Birling
c)
Eva
10.
Who represents socialism? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Eva
c)
The Birling Family
11.
Who can be seen as a symbol of poverty and oppression? (AIC)
a)
Eva
b)
The Birling Family
c)
Gerald
12.
Who represents the capacity to change? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Eva
c)
Eric and Sheila
13.
Priestley can be seen to expose the .................. of the upper classes in Edwardian society. (AIC)
a)
importance
b)
hypocricy
c)
morality
14.
What was more important to people like the Birlings? (AIC)
a)
reputation and appearance
b)
reality and morality
c)
truth and justice
15.
Which of the following genres could AIC be said to fit into? (tick multiple) (AIC)
a)
Detective whodunnit, comedy, mime, surrealism
b)
Morality play, melodrama, romance, myth
c)
Morality play, Detective whodunnit, Greek drama
16.
Priestley exposes and criticises the selfishness of what? (AIC)
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
c)
War
17.
A socialist future could be seen to be particularly important after people had lived through .................. (AIC)
a)
the sinking of the Titanic
b)
The First World War
c)
Two world wars
18.
A possible criticism of AIC is that it is not what? (AIC)
a)
subtle
b)
well-written
c)
humourous
19.
AIC has been criticised for being which of the following? (AIC)
a)
fake, plagerised, violent
b)
implausible, over simplified, forced
c)
duplicitous, poorly written, nautical
20.
Who is concerned with reputation and status? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Mr Birling
c)
Eva
21.
Who corrects Mr Birlings etiquette? (AIC)
a)
Mrs Birling
b)
The Inspector
c)
Sheila
22.
Who is part of the aristocracy? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
The Inspector
c)
The Birling Family
23.
By then end, who has more liberal and progressive views? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Mr and Mrs Birling
c)
Sheila and Eric
24.
The system to support those in need in society is called . . . ? (AIC)
a)
Welfare State
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
25.
As a result of the Suffragette movement, the first women gained what in 1918? (AIC)
a)
The right to vote
b)
Equal pay
c)
A trip on the Titanic
26.
AIC can be said to have the three dramatic unities of . . . ? (AIC)
a)
Lights, camera, action
b)
Time, themes, setting
c)
Time, place, action
27.
Who can be described as haughty, superior, snobbish, elitist, condescending ? (AIC)
a)
Mrs Birling
b)
Eva
c)
Sheila
28.
Who can be described as arrogant, foolish, self-important, exploitative, sycophantic? (AIC)
a)
Eric
b)
Mr Birling
c)
Eva
29.
Who can be described as forceful, immature before the play starts? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
Eric
c)
Sheila
30.
Who can be described as jealous, superficial, shallow, ignorant at the outset of the play? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
The Inspector
c)
Sheila
31.
Who can be described as reflective, repentant, remorseful by the end? (AIC)
a)
Mr and Mrs Birling
b)
Sheila and Eric
c)
Gerald
32.
Who can be described as commanding, omnipotent, didactic, authoritative? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Mrs Birling
c)
The Inspector
33.
Who can be described as pitiful, destitute, vulnerable, dependent? (AIC)
a)
Eva Smith
b)
Sheila
c)
The Inspector
34.
Who can be described as privileged, immoral, evasive, confident? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
The Inspector
c)
Mrs Birling
35.
The play forces the audience to examine their . . . (AIC)
a)
Knowledge of history
b)
Social responsibility
c)
Response to war
36.
Though some characters try to ............ their actions. The inspector always .............. their transgressions. (AIC)
a)
reveal/conceal
b)
conceal/reveal
c)
conceal/conceal
37.
There is a division between who? (AIC)
a)
male / female
b)
young / old
c)
upper class / working class
38.
Eva Smith can be seen to represent what? (AIC)
a)
Factory workers
b)
women
c)
'everyman' / 'everywoman'
39.
What were Priestley's political beliefs? (AIC)
a)
Socialist
b)
Capitalist
c)
Conservative
40.
Why would 1945 be an important time for people to examine their social responsibility? (AIC)
a)
Sinking of the Titanic
b)
American Revolution
c)
End of two world wars
41.
When is the AIC set?
a)
1910
b)
1912
c)
1914
42.
When was it written? (AIC)
a)
1935
b)
1940
c)
1945
43.
Which generation can be seen to be 'stuck in their ways'? (AIC)
a)
Younger
b)
Older
c)
Neither
44.
Which generation can be seen to be open to change and progress? (AIC)
a)
Younger
b)
Older
c)
Neither
45.
Priestley was interested in the idea that time would repeat itself in a cycle until people ....................? (based on ideas by Dunne and Ouspensky) (AIC)
a)
give up
b)
decline into madness
c)
learn from their mistakes
46.
Who can be viewed as a ghost, symbol of social conscience and a supernatural figure? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Edna
c)
Eva
47.
What can the Birling family be seen as symbols of? (AIC)
a)
wealth
b)
poverty
c)
ignorance
48.
What can the inspector be seen to represent? (AIC)
a)
reality
b)
socialism
c)
capitalism
49.
What can Eva Smith be seen as a symbol of? (AIC)
a)
oppression
b)
wealth
c)
women
50.
What can the Sheila and Eric be seen to represent? (AIC)
a)
wealth
b)
capacity to change
c)
oppression
51.
The fact that Mr & Mrs Birling behave differently in private and in public can be seen as ..................... (AIC)
a)
hypocrisy
b)
fraud
c)
trickery
52.
Mr & Mrs Birling can be seen as hypocritical because they behave differently in .................. and ................. (AIC)
a)
inside and outside
b)
the factory and the department store
c)
private and public
53.
True or false: AIC fits into more than one genre? (AIC)
a)
true
b)
false
54.
Priestley presents capitalism as what? (AIC)
a)
ambiguous
b)
virtuous
c)
selfish
55.
The two world wars started to blur the lines between what? (AIC)
a)
past and future
b)
capitalism and socialism
c)
men and women
56.
The Telegraph said that AIC has "the subtlety of a sledgehammer". This can be seen as a ................. (AIC)
a)
juxtaposition
b)
pathetic fallacy
c)
simile
57.
The Spectator said that AIC is overly didactic and moralising. What do they mean? (AIC)
a)
AIC is too strong in the way that it teaches the audience a moral lesson.
b)
AIC is fantasticly sympathetic to the working classes.
c)
AIC is unrealistic and unkind to societal groups.
58.
Mr Birling is concerned with . . . ? (AIC)
a)
Planning Sheila's wedding
b)
His appearance
c)
Reputation and status
59.
Mrs Birling corrects Mr Birling's . . .? (AIC)
a)
Etiquettte
b)
Story
c)
Pronunciation
60.
Gerald is part of the . . . ? (AIC)
a)
Welfare State
b)
Birling's business
c)
Aristocracy
61.
By the end, Sheila's and Eric's views become more . . .? (AIC)
a)
aristocratic and capitalist
b)
Liberal and progressive
c)
selfish and short-sighted
62.
Priestley assisted in the creation of . . . ? (AIC)
a)
The Titanic
b)
The welfare State
c)
Communism
63.
What movement had its first success in 1918? (AIC)
a)
Civil Rights movement
b)
Anti-capitalism movement
c)
Suffragette movement
64.
The action of AIC takes place in one place, within a single evening. It can therefore be said to have . . . ? (AIC)
a)
Dramatic unities
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Dramatic monologues
65.
Mrs Birling can be described as . . .? (AIC)
a)
Haughty, superior, snobbish, elitist, condescending
b)
astute, perceptive, wise, calculating, understanding
c)
Ordinary, admirable, nice, reputable, virtuous
66.
Mr Birling can be described as . . .? (AIC)
a)
Bland, common, dumb, ordinary, vapid
b)
Comical, weird, grotesque, odd, eccentric
c)
Arrogant, foolish, slef-important, exploitative, sycophantic
67.
Eric can be described as . . . before the play starts? (AIC)
a)
Forceful, immature, drunk, emotional, uncertain
b)
Humble, prudent, coy demure, meek
c)
astute, perceptive, wise, calculating, understanding
68.
Sheila can be described as . . . at the outset? (AIC)
a)
cacophonous, dumb, peaceful, taciturn, modest
b)
jealous, superficial, shallow, ignorant, naïve
c)
domestic, friendly, homey, modest, simple
69.
Sheila and Eric can be described as . . .by the end? (AIC)
a)
remorseless, uncontrite, selfish, hushed, childish
b)
Humble, prudent, coy demure, meek
c)
reflective, repentant, remorseful, responsive, assertive
70.
The Inspector can be described as . . .? (AIC)
a)
commanding, omnipotent, didactic, authoritative
b)
astute, perceptive, wise, calculating, understanding
c)
Bland, common, dumb, ordinary, vapid
71.
Eva Smith can be described as . . .? (AIC)
a)
astute, perceptive, wise, calculating, understanding
b)
Haughty, superior, snobbish, elitist, condescending
c)
pitiful, destitute, vulnerable, dependent
72.
Gerald can be described as . . .? (AIC)
a)
Comical, weird, grotesque, odd, eccentric
b)
privileged, immoral, evasive, confident
c)
Forceful, immature, drunk, emotional, uncertain
73.
Priestley wanted his audience the examine their social .................... . (AIC)
a)
social responsibility
b)
understanding of history
c)
attitudes
74.
Priestley juxtaposes what in the play? (AIC)
a)
appearances and reality
b)
good and evil
c)
revelations and concealment
75.
The older and younger generations are . . .? (AIC)
a)
divided
b)
united
c)
the same
76.
Who represents the 'everyman' / 'everywoman'? (AIC)
a)
Eva Smith
b)
Shiela
c)
Eric
77.
Who is described as ‘not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Eric
c)
Sheila
78.
Who says · ‘ Why shouldn't they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices.’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Gerald
c)
Eric
79.
Who says · ‘I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty – and I threatened to make a row.’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Eric
b)
Gerald
c)
Sheila
80.
Who says · ‘I wasn't in love with her or anything – but I liked her- she was pretty and a good sport- ’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
Mr Birling
c)
Eric
81.
Who says · ‘In a way, she treated me – as if I were a kid.’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Eric
b)
Sheila
c)
Mrs Birling
82.
Who says · ‘you're not the kind of father a chap could go to when he's in trouble’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
Eric
c)
The Inspector
83.
Who says · ‘my child – your own grandchild – you killed them both – damn you, damn you’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Sheila
b)
Eric
c)
Daisy
84.
Who says · ‘I don't blame you. But don't forget I'm ashamed of you as well – yes both of you.’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Eric
b)
Sheila
c)
Mrs Birling
85.
Who says ‘whoever that chap was, the fact remains that I did what I did [ …] And the rest of you did what you did to her.’ ‘we all helped to kill her.’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Eric
b)
Sheila
c)
The Inspector
86.
Fill in the blanks: ‘That fellow obviously didn't like us. He was prejudiced from the start. Probably a .............. or some sort of crank’ [A3] (Mrs B, AIC)
a)
socialist
b)
capitalism
c)
madman
87.
Fill in the blanks: ‘not quite at .............., half shy, half assertive’ [A1] (Eric, AIC)
a)
leisure
b)
ease
c)
peace
88.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘ Why shouldn't they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible ...............' [A1] (Eric, AIC)
a)
quality
b)
reward
c)
prices
89.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘I was in that state when a chap easily turns .............. – and I .............. to make a row.’ [A3] (Eric, AIC)
a)
in / stopped
b)
nasty / threatened
c)
around / tried
90.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘I wasn't in .............. with her or anything – but I liked her- she was .............. and a good ..............- ’ [A3] (Eric, AIC)
a)
love / pretty / sport
b)
love / kind / mother
c)
love / nice / looker
91.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘In a way, she treated me – as if I were ...............' [A3] (Eric, AIC)
a)
not there
b)
her husband
c)
a kid
92.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘you're not the kind of .............. a chap could go to when he's in trouble’ [A3] (Eric, AIC)
a)
father
b)
daddy
c)
man
93.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘my child – your own grandchild – you .............. them both – damn you, damn you’ [A3] (Eric, AIC)
a)
killed
b)
shunned
c)
loved
94.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘I don't .............. you. But don't forget I'm .............. of you as well – yes both of you.’ [A3] (Eric, AIC)
a)
hate / embarrassed
b)
blame / ashamed
c)
love / tired
95.
Who is described as ‘well-bred young man-about-town’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Eric
b)
Mr. Birling
c)
Gerald
96.
Who says · ‘I know we'd have done the same thing. Don't look like that Sheila.’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Mrs Birling
c)
Gerald
97.
Who says · ‘We can keep it from him’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Gerald
c)
Sheila
98.
Who says · ‘I hate those hard-eyed dough-faced women. But[…] She was very pretty– soft brown hair and big dark eyes-‘ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
Mrs Birling
c)
Mr Birling
99.
Who says · ‘gave me a glance that was nothing less than a cry for help’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
Eric
c)
The Inspector
100.
Who says · ‘She was young and pretty and warm hearted – and intensely grateful’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Mr Birling
c)
Gerald
101.
Who says · ‘I didn't feel about her as she felt about me.’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
Eric
c)
Mrs Birling
102.
Who says ‘Everything's all right now, Sheila. (Holds up the ring.) What about this ring?’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Gerald
c)
Mrs Birling
103.
Fill in the blanks: ‘well-bred young ..............-..............-.............. [A1] (Gerald, AIC)
a)
gentleman
b)
man-about-town
c)
man of his word
104.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘I know we'd have done the same thing. .............. look like that Sheila.’ [A1] (Gerald, AIC)
a)
don't
b)
do
c)
please
105.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘We can .............. it from him’ [A1] (Gerald, AIC)
a)
keep
b)
secret
c)
take
106.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘I hate those ..............-.............. dough-faced women. But[…] She was very ..............- soft brown hair and big dark eyes-‘ [A2] (Gerald, AIC)
a)
hard-eyed / pretty
b)
pretty / beautiful
c)
blue-eyed / quiet
107.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘gave me a .............. that was nothing less than a cry for ..............' [A2] (Gerald, AIC)
a)
look
b)
note
c)
glance
108.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘She was .............. and pretty and warm hearted – and intensely ..............' [A2] (Gerald, AIC)
a)
young
b)
pretty
c)
timid
109.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘I didn't .............. about her as she ............ about me.’ [A2] (Gerald, AIC)
a)
ask / asked
b)
think / thought
c)
feel / felt
110.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Everything's .............. .............. now, Sheila. (Holds up the ...............) What about this ..............?' [A3] (Gerald, AIC)
a)
all right / ring / ring
b)
muddled / telephone / knighthood
c)
ruined / photograph / girl
111.
Who ‘creates an impression of massiveness’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
The Inspector
c)
Mr Birling
112.
Who says · ‘A chain of events’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Sheila
b)
Mr Birling
c)
The Inspector
113.
Who says · ‘it's better to ask for the earth than to take it.’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Sheila
c)
Eric
114.
Who says · ‘ (massively) Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges.’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
The Inspector
c)
Eva
115.
Who says · ‘I think you did something terribly wrong– and that you're going to spend the rest of your life regretting it.’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Sheila
c)
Eric
116.
Who says · ‘Don't stammer and yammer at me again, man. I'm losing all patience with you people.’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Gerald
c)
The Inspector
117.
Who says · ‘each of you helped to kill her. Remember that. Never forget it.’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Sheila
b)
Mrs Birling
c)
The Inspector
118.
Who says · ‘But just remember this. One Eva Smith has gone – but there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, […] all intertwined with our lives’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Edna
c)
Sheila
119.
Who says ‘We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. […] if men will not learn that lesson, then they well be taught it in fire and bloody and anguish. Good night.’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
The Inspector
c)
Eric
120.
Fill in the blanks: ‘we all .............. to kill her.’ [A3] (Eric, AIC)
a)
wanted
b)
helped
c)
tried
121.
Fill in the blanks: ‘creates an impression of ..............' [A1] (Inspector, AIC)
a)
massiveness
b)
understanding
c)
handsomeness
122.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘A .............. of events’ [A1] (Inspector, AIC)
a)
set
b)
sequence
c)
chain
123.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘it's better to .............. for the earth than to .............. it.’ [A1] (Inspector, AIC)
a)
reach / grab
b)
ask / take
c)
pay / win
124.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘ (massively) Public men, Mr Birling, have .............. as well as ...............' [A2] (Inspector, AIC)
a)
responsibilities / privileges
b)
secrets / lies
c)
money / debts
125.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘I think you did something terribly wrong– and that you're going to spend the rest of your life .............. it.’ [A2] (Inspector, AIC)
a)
repearing
b)
forgetting
c)
regretting
126.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘Don't .............. and .............. at me again, man. I'm losing all patience with you people.’ [A2] (Inspector, AIC)
a)
stammer and yammer
b)
lie and cheat
c)
yell and scream
127.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘each of you helped to .............. her. Remember that. Never forget it.’ [A3] (Inspector, AIC)
a)
kill
b)
save
c)
harm
128.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘But just remember this. One Eva Smith has gone – but there are .............. and .............. and .............. of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, […] all intertwined with our lives’ [A3] (Inspector, AIC)
a)
hundreds
b)
thousands
c)
millions
129.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘But just remember this. One Eva Smith has gone – but there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, […] all .............. with our lives’ [A3] (Inspector, AIC)
a)
mixed-in
b)
joined
c)
intertwined
130.
Fill in the blanks: ‘We don't live ............... We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. […] if men will not learn that lesson, then they well be taught it in fire and .............. and ............... Good night.’ [A3] (Inspector, AIC)
a)
apart/fire/pain
b)
alone/blood/anguish
c)
fire/blood/anguish
131.
Who says ‘You're just the kind of son-in-law I always wanted.’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Mrs Birling
b)
Mr Birling
c)
The Inspector
132.
Who says ‘I speak as a hard-headed business man’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Eric
b)
Gerald
c)
Mr Birling
133.
Who says ‘There isn’t a chance of war’ and ‘There’ll be peace and prosperity’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Mrs Birling
b)
The Inspector
c)
Mr Birling
134.
Who says ‘you'd think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Sheila
c)
Edna
135.
Who says ‘Rubbish! If you don't come down sharply on some of these people, they'd soon be asking for the earth.’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
Mr Birling
c)
The Inspector
136.
Who says ‘Have you any idea what happened to her after that? Get into trouble? Go on the streets?’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Sheila
c)
Eric
137.
Who says ‘Now, Sheila, I'm not defending him. But you must understand that a lot of young men-‘ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Sheila
b)
Mr Birling
c)
The Inspector
138.
Who says ‘Look, Inspector – I'd give thousands – yes, thousands’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Mrs Birling
b)
Mr Birling
c)
Eva
139.
Who says ‘Now look at the pair of them – the famous younger generation who know it all.’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Mrs Birling
c)
The Inspector
140.
Who is ‘heavy-looking, rather portentous’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
The Inspector
c)
J.B. Priestley
141.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘You're just the kind of .................... I always wanted.’ [A1] (Mr B, AIC)
a)
son
b)
son-in-law
c)
boy
142.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘I speak as a ..........-headed .............. man’ [A1] (Mr B, AIC)
a)
hard / business
b)
big / tough
c)
hot / wise
143.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘There isn’t a chance of ........' [A1] (Mr B, AIC)
a)
pregnancy
b)
sinking
c)
war
144.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘.................., absolutely ..................’ [A1] (Mr B, AIC)
a)
unsinkable
b)
unfathomable
c)
impossible
145.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘There’ll be .............. and prosperity’ [A1] (Mr B, AIC)
a)
responsibility
b)
peace
c)
happiness
146.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘you'd think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up together like ...... in a ..........' [A1] (Mr B, AIC)
a)
bees in a hive
b)
peas in a pod
c)
fish in a bowl
147.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘Rubbish! If you don't come down .............. on some of these people, they'd soon be .............. for the ...............' [A1] (Mr B, AIC)
a)
tough / asking / world
b)
sharply / asking / earth
c)
hard / begging / earth
148.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘Have you any idea what happened to her after that? Get into ..............? Go on the streets?’ [A1] (Mr B, AIC)
a)
business
b)
a relationship
c)
trouble
149.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘Now, Sheila, I'm not .............. him. But you must understand that a lot of young ..............-‘ [A2] (Mr B, AIC)
a)
defending / men
b)
praising / people
c)
excusing / women
150.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘Look, Inspector – I'd give .............. – yes, ..............' [A3] (Mr B, AIC)
a)
hundreds
b)
thousands
c)
millions
151.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Now look at the pair of them – the famous .............. .............. who know it all.’ [A3] (Mr B, AIC)
a)
upper class
b)
younger generation
c)
Mr Birling
152.
Fill in the blanks: ..............-looking, rather portentous’ [A1] (Mr B, AIC)
a)
pretty
b)
assertive
c)
heavy
153.
Who is described as ‘a rather cold woman’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Eva
b)
Mrs Birling
c)
Edna
154.
Who says · ‘(reproachfully) Arthur, you're not supposed to say such things-‘ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Mrs Birling
b)
The Inspector
c)
Gerald
155.
Who says · ‘When you're married you'll realize that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business.’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Mrs Birling
b)
Mr Birling
c)
Gerald
156.
Who says · ‘simply a piece of gross impertinence – quite deliberate – and naturally that was one of the things that prejudiced me against her case.’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Sheila
b)
Eric
c)
Mrs Birling
157.
Who says · ‘ I think she had only herself to blame.’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Mrs Birling
c)
Sheila
158.
Who says · ‘girls of that class’ ‘a girl of that sort’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Gerald
c)
Mrs Birling
159.
Who says · ‘Unlike the other three, I did nothing I'm ashamed of’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Mrs Birling
b)
Mr Birling
c)
Gerald
160.
Who says · ‘Go and look for the father of the child. It's his responsibility.’ […] ‘he shouldn't escape. He should be made an example of.’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Sheila
b)
Mrs Birling
c)
Mr Birling
161.
Who says · ‘I accept no blame for it at all.’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Mrs Birling
c)
Eric
162.
Who says · ‘ I don't believe it. I won't believe it’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Mrs Birling
b)
The Inspector
c)
Daisy
163.
Who says ‘That fellow obviously didn't like us. He was prejudiced from the start. Probably a socialist or some sort of crank’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Sheila
b)
Gerald
c)
Mrs Birling
164.
Fill in the blanks: ‘a rather .............. woman’ [A1] (Mrs B, AIC)
a)
large
b)
cold
c)
old
165.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘(reproachfully) Arthur, you're not .............. to say such things-‘ [A1] (Mrs B, AIC)
a)
supposed
b)
allowed
c)
permitted
166.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘When you're married you'll realize that .............. with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their ...............' [A1] (Mrs B, AIC)
a)
men / business
b)
ladies / husbands
c)
girls / looks
167.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘simply a piece of gross impertinence – quite deliberate – and naturally that was one of the things that .............. me against her case.’ [A2] (Mrs B, AIC)
a)
turned
b)
prejudiced
c)
warned
168.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘ I think she had only .............. to blame.’ [A2] (Mrs B, AIC)
a)
us
b)
society
c)
herself
169.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘girls of that '............ [A2] (Mrs B, AIC)
a)
class
b)
gender
c)
sort
170.
Fill in the blanks: ‘a girl of that ..............' [A2] (Mrs B, AIC)
a)
class
b)
gender
c)
sort
171.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘Unlike the other three, I did nothing I'm .............. of’ [A2] (Mrs B, AIC)
a)
proud
b)
ashamed
c)
fond
172.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘Go and look for the .............. of the child. It's his ...............' […] ‘he shouldn't ............... He should be made an example of.’ [A2] (Mrs B, AIC)
a)
daddy / baby / get away
b)
father / responsibility / escape
c)
parent / child / hide
173.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘I accept no .............. for it at all.’ [A2] (Mrs B, AIC)
a)
approval
b)
responsibility
c)
blame
174.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘ I .............. believe it. I .............. believe it’ [A2] (Mrs B, AIC)
a)
don't / won't
b)
didn't / shan't
c)
do / do
175.
Who is ‘very pleased with life & rather excited’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Sheila
b)
Eric
c)
Eva
176.
Sheila starts off calling her parents 'mummy' and 'daddy'. What does she call them later in the play? ? (AIC)
a)
mummy' / 'daddy'
b)
mother' / 'father'
c)
Sybil' / 'Arthur'
177.
Who says ‘What was she like? Quite young? […] Pretty?’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Edna
c)
Sheila
178.
Who says ‘these girls aren't cheap labour – they're people.’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Eric
b)
Sheila
c)
The Inspector
179.
Who says · ‘It's the only time I’ve ever done anything like that, and I’ll never, never do it again to anybody’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Gerald
c)
Sheila
180.
Who says · ‘why – you fool – he knows. Of course he knows. […] You'll see. You'll see. (she looks at him almost in triumph. He looks crushed.’ [A1] ? (AIC)
a)
Eric
b)
Mrs Birling
c)
Sheila
181.
Who says · ‘we all started like that – so confident, so pleased with ourselves until he began asking us questions.’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Sheila
c)
Eva
182.
Who says · ‘ you mustn't try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl.’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
The Inspector
c)
Sheila
183.
Who says · ‘(with sharp sarcasm) You were the wonderful fairy prince.’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Sheila
b)
Eric
c)
Mrs Birling
184.
Who says · ‘You and I aren't the same people who sat down to dinner here.’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
Sheila
c)
Eric
185.
Who says · ‘impertinent is such a silly word’ [A2] ? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling
b)
Sheila
c)
The Inspector
186.
Who says ‘Everything we said had happened really had happened.’ ‘It frightens me the way you talk’ [A3] ? (AIC)
a)
Sheila
b)
Gerald
c)
Edna
187.
Fill in the blanks: ‘very pleased with ........ & rather excited’ [A1] (Sheila, AIC)
a)
life
b)
herself
c)
Gerald
188.
Fill in the blanks: · Start: ‘mummy’ / ‘daddy’ Later: '..............' / '..............' (Sheila, AIC)
a)
mummy' / 'daddy'
b)
mother' / 'father'
c)
Sybil' / 'Arthur'
189.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘What was she like? Quite ..............? […] ..............?' [A1] (Sheila, AIC)
a)
young / pretty
b)
silly / childish
c)
pleased with life / excited
190.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘these girls aren't cheap .............. – they're ...............' [A1] (Sheila, AIC)
a)
women / humans
b)
work / real
c)
labour / people
191.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘It's the only time I’ve ever done anything like that, and I’ll .............., .............. do it again to anybody [A1] (Sheila, AIC)
a)
try not to
b)
never
c)
always
192.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘why – you .............. – he knows. Of course he knows. […] You'll ............... You'll ............... (she looks at him almost in ............... He looks crushed.’ [A1] (Sheila, AIC)
a)
fool / see / see / triumph
b)
darling / see / see / pity
c)
fool / understand / understand / triumph
193.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘we all started like that – so .............., so .............. with ourselves until he began asking us questions.’ [A2] (Sheila, AIC)
a)
timid / sorry
b)
naïve / quiet
c)
confident / pleased
194.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘ you mustn't try to .................................................... between us and that girl.’ [A2] (Sheila, AIC)
a)
build up a kind of wall
b)
drive a wedge
c)
come
195.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘(with sharp ..............) You were the wonderful fairy prince [A2] (Sheila, AIC)
a)
timing
b)
sarcasm
c)
indignation
196.
Fill in the blanks: · ‘You and I aren't the .............. .............. who sat down to dinner here.’ [A2] (Sheila, AIC)
a)
same people
b)
sane people
c)
two people
197.
Fill in the blanks: · '.............. is such a silly word’ [A2] (Sheila, AIC)
a)
widdershins
b)
impertinent
c)
snollygoster
198.
Fill in the blanks: ‘It .............. me the way you talk’ [A3] (Sheila, AIC)
a)
worries
b)
frightens
c)
shocks
199.
Which of the following characters are static? (AIC)
a)
Mr Birling, Mrs Birling and Gerald
b)
The Inspector
c)
All of the above (Mr. Birling, Mrs Birling, Gerald, and the Inspector)
200.
Which of the following characters are dynamic? (AIC)
a)
The Inspector
b)
Eva
c)
Sheila and Eric
201.
The play is set in ............ room in ............ time (AIC)
a)
the bath; historical
b)
one; real
c)
one; war
202.
What is the atmosphere like at the start of the play? (AIC)
a)
hostile
b)
comfortable
c)
indulgent
203.
Who physically and metaphorically enters into and disrupts the Birlings' lives? (AIC)
a)
Gerald
b)
Priestley
c)
The Inspector
204.
What happens to the atmosphere when the inspector enters? (AIC)
a)
The atmostphere becomes intense and claustrophobic
b)
The atmosphere becomes hostile and violent
c)
The atmosphere becomes comfortable and at ease
205.
The engagement ring is a symbol of what? (AIC)
a)
Wealth
b)
Unity
c)
Love
206.
Which of the following are cyclical elements of the play? (AIC)
a)
"sharp ring", toast, didactic speeches
b)
Edna's arrival, the engagment, being "squiffy"
c)
The Inspector's questioning
207.
What does Priestley repeatedly use to make Mr & Mrs Birling look foolish? (AIC)
a)
Lighting
b)
Twists
c)
Dramatic Irony
208.
How do all three acts end? (AIC)
a)
dramatic, 'climatic curtains'
b)
resolution of a problem
c)
A character shift
209.
With whom does the inspector's interrogation stop being chronological? (AIC)
a)
Mrs Birling
b)
Sheila
c)
Eric
210.
What type of characters are Mr Birling, Mrs Birling, Gerald and the Inspector? (AIC)
a)
Static
b)
Dynamic
c)
Flat
211.
What type of characters are Sheila and Eric? (AIC)
a)
Static
b)
Dynamic
c)
Flat
212.
The fact that the play happens in real time shows how easy it is for the Inspector to do what? (AIC)
a)
Get a confession
b)
Influence the audience to become socialists
c)
Disrupt the Birling's lives
213.
What is the atmosphere like at the end of the play? (AIC)
a)
Intense and claustrophic
b)
Comfortable and at ease
c)
Accepting and open
214.
The inspector can be seen to ............ and ................ the Birlings' lives (AIC)
a)
arrive / compliment
b)
interrograte / destroy
c)
enter into / disrupt
215.
The atmosphere starts off ............ and ends .............. ? (AIC)
a)
Comfortable and at ease / Intense and claustrophic
b)
Comfortable and claustrophic / Intense and at ease
c)
Intense and claustrophic / comfortable and at ease
216.
What is a symbol of unity in the play? (AIC)
a)
The lighting
b)
The Inspector
c)
Engagement ring
217.
The 'sharp' ring, the toast and the didactic speeches are ................ elements of the play. (AIC)
a)
juxtaposing
b)
cyclical
c)
symbolic
218.
Dramatic irony is used to make the older generation look .................. ? (AIC)
a)
foolish
b)
knowledgeable
c)
sympathetic
219.
Which of the following end dramatically with 'climactic curtains'? (AIC)
a)
Act One
b)
Act Three
c)
All three acts
220.
Why does the inspector's interrogation stop being chronological with Mrs Birling? (AIC)
a)
To set up for the reveal that Eric is the father of Eva's baby
b)
Because Mrs Birling insists that the Inspector question her
c)
Because Gerald has insisted that he is the father of the baby
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