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Question 1

What sin does Mr Birling represent?

Answer 1

Greed.

Question 2

What does mr birling do to the working class?

Answer 2

He exploits them.

Question 3

What is mr birling most concerned about?

Answer 3

There being a scandal and him losing his nighthood

Question 4

Quote to show mr birling doesnt accept responsibility?

Answer 4

‘I cant accept any responsibility for that retched girls suicide”

Question 5

What sin does mrs birling represent?

Answer 5

Pride.

Question 6

How is mrs birling controlling?

Answer 6

Treats sheila like a child and is the most stubborn of them all.

Question 7

What does superficial mean and how is it linked to mrs birling?

Answer 7

Only on the outside- only alteristic(charitable) on the outside.

Question 8

What era is inspector calls set in?

Answer 8

Edwardian era.

Question 9

What could the inspector represent?

Answer 9

God or the birlings superego or consience

Question 10

What is the inspector used to do?

Answer 10

Encourage sociopolitical change.

Question 11

What sin does Shiela represent?

Answer 11

Envy

Question 12

How is she a didactic device?

Answer 12

Priestley wants the audience to learn from her.

Question 13

How does shiela gain power?

Answer 13

Gains power and influence through accountability/socialism.

Question 14

What quote shows she is materialistic?

Answer 14

“Now i feel really engaged”

Question 15

What sin does gerald represent?

Answer 15

Lust.

Question 16

What shows gerald is defensive

Answer 16

He is the first to dispute the authority of the inspector.

Question 17

What sins does eric represent?

Answer 17

Gluttony and lust.

Question 18

Quote that shows eric was first t oquestion morality of capitalism

Answer 18

“You could have kept her on”

Question 19

Mrs birling showing she believes nothing has changed

Answer 19

‘We can all go on behaving just as we did’

Question 20

Shiela admitting her families responsiblity?

Answer 20

“Between us we drove that girl to suicide”

Question 21

Eric admitting his families responsibility

Answer 21

“We all helped kill her”

Question 22

Mr birling describing the inspectors behaviour

Answer 22

“Probably a socialist or some sort of crank

Question 23

Iinspector descriving how eric treated shiela

Answer 23

Stupid drunken evening as if she was an animal, a thing

Question 24

Inspector desccribing eva when she came to mrs birling for help

Answer 24

“Alone, friendless, almost penniless, desperate

Question 25

What does Mr Birling do to the poorer people?

Answer 25

Exploit them.

Question 26

What shows that Mrs Birling is posh?

Answer 26

Her husbands social superior.

Question 27

Quote to show that Sheila is emotional?

Answer 27

Looks like shes been crying.

Question 28

What else is Shiela?

Answer 28

Insecure and remorseful.

Question 29

What words describe Gerald?

Answer 29

Immoral, delusional, defensive and adulter.

Question 30

What do the family do to Eric?

Answer 30

They neglect and overlook him as he is treated like an outsider and they cannot tell that he is an alcoholic.

Question 31

What words describe the inspector?

Answer 31

Sarcastic, authoritative and confident.

Question 32

What words describe EVA?

Answer 32

Selfless, rebel, outspoken and principled as she doesn't want stolen money.

Question 33

What other word describes Shiela?

Answer 33

Manipulative as she says they will close the accounts if she does not get fired ,was she actually laughed at?

Question 34

What is Mrs Birling?

Answer 34

Prejudiced as she is judgemental of people unlike her.

Question 35

What is the inspector?

Answer 35

Omniscient-knowing everything.

Question 36

What is a good word to describe the inspector?

Answer 36

Laconic-using minimum words to get his point across, selective with his words.

Question 37

Would you see or hear from EVA in the play?

Answer 37

No.

Question 38

Where was Priestley born and what was it like?

Answer 38

Where was Priestley born and what was it like?

Question 39

What happened in ww1?

Answer 39

He voluntarily enlisted.

Question 40

What happened in ww2?

Answer 40

He was fired from his job at the bbc for criticising conservative government.

Question 41

What wass priestley?

Answer 41

Revolutioinary, used his voice to fight for change.

Question 42

What is a didactic device?

Answer 42

Something that tries to teach the audience lesson, inspector or Sheila as she gains power from accepting responsibility.

Question 43

What does laconic mean?

Answer 43

Using minimum words to get a point across.

Question 44

What does omniscient mean?

Answer 44

Knowing everything.

Question 45

Does I or E come first in Sheila?

Answer 45

EEE

Question 46

What does radical mean?

Answer 46

Somebody who promotes social and political change.

Question 47

What is being a reactionary?

Answer 47

Someone who opposes political and social change.

Question 48

Stage direction that shows Mr Birling as fat and therefore him and capitalism greedy?

Answer 48

"Heavy looking"

Question 49

Stage direction that shows Mr Birling as someone who thinks they are above other people but need approval

Answer 49

"Portentous man" so therefore insecure.

Question 50

What is Mr Birling?

Answer 50

A tool to criticize capitalism.

Question 51

When is an inspector calls set?

Answer 51

1912.

Question 52

What was drinking at home a symbol of?

Answer 52

ealth.

Question 53

What quote shows that Mr Birling is insecure and trying to show off his wealth to Gerald?

Answer 53

"Finchley told me its exactly the same port your father gets his from"

Question 54

What is important about the Finchley quote?

Answer 54

It is the first thing he says so it reveals his insecurity and wealth and foreshadows greed and exploitation.

Question 55

What is another way of saying Priestley uses arthur to mock capitalism?

Answer 55

Ridicule.

Question 56

titanic quote

Answer 56

unsinkable...absolutely unsinkable" audience now wont trust him

Question 57

War quote

Answer 57

"wars inevitable...to that i say fiddlesticks" devalue his opinions audience encouragerd to reject capitilism.

Question 58

What does arthur do at the engagemen party.

Answer 58

Talks about business and politics rather rather tha nlove and family. selfish

Question 59

Quote to show he cares about business at party

Answer 59

"Your just the son in law I always wanted...crofts and birlings are no longer competing"

Question 60

What does dogmatic mean?

Answer 60

Inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true.

Question 61

What does the "hard-headed" x2 quote show ?

Answer 61

He thinks he's boasing but he doesn't want to learn new things and he is boasting about being stupid