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An Inspector Calls

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  • This character is the mouthpiece for Priestley's views
    The Inspector
  • What word is missing 'now I _________ feel engaged' (Sheila) AND what word type is it?
    Really - adverb
  • What is Mr Birling hoping he will receive this year?
    A New Year's Honour / knighthood
  • Name two ways in which Sheila changes in the play
    Teacher check
  • Which character insults socialist authors?
    Mr Birling
  • When is the play set?
    1912 / Edwardian era
  • Finish the quote 'Look Mummy isn't it a ________' (Sheila) AND what word type is the missing word??
    Beauty - noun
  • What interrupts Mr Birling's final piece of dialogue?
    The phone ringing
  • What is MR Birling's job?
    Business / factory owner
  • What does the word 'aristocrat' mean
    A person born into the highest class. Often somes with a title e.g. Lord, Lady, Sir
  • Which character is described in the stage directions as 'half assertive, half shy'
    Eric (relevant to the theme of age)
  • Which character says 'unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable'
    Mr Birling
  • Who says: 'the famous younger generation who know it all. And they can’t even take a joke-” 
    Mr Birling
  • Which characters are penitent?
    Eric and Sheila
  • What does Sheila do to Eva Smith?
    Gets her fired from Milwards
  • This character could be called materialistic and naive
    Sheila
  • What word is missing? 'Just let me ________ Eric. You've a lot to learn yet' (Mr Birling) AND what word type is it?
    Finish - verb
  • Which character is described in the stage directions as 'heavy-looking'
    Mr B
  • When was the play written
    1945
  • Give an example of when a character does not fulfil their social responsibility in the play
    Teacher check
  • How old is Sheila?
    In her early twenties
  • What is socialism
    System that aims for people to be treated equally, because the government controls services instead of greedy business owners
  • Who said 'It frightens me the way you talk'?
    Sheila
  • What is Mrs Birling's 'job' (although she isn't paid for it?)
    Head of a charity for women
  • What words are missing? 'These girls aren't ______________ - they're people'
    cheap labour
  • What word type is 'absolutely'? ('unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable')
    Adverb
  • This character is described as 'portentous'
    Mr Birling
  • Which characters are traditionalists?
    Parents and Gerald
  • When does the welfare state (e.g. NHS) begin to emerge in the UK?
    After World War Two
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