Import

Question 1

Act One: A phrase to describe Mr. Birling

Answer 1

(heavy-looking, rather portentous man)’

Question 2

Act One: Mr. Birling thinks that he knows everything because he has his own business

Answer 2

I speak as a hard-headed business man’


Question 3

Act One: What Mr. Birling thinks about the Germans

Answer 3

The Germans don’t want war’


Question 4

Act One: What Mr. Birling thinks about war

Answer 4

I say there isn’t a chance of war’


Question 5

Act One: Mr. Birling thinks that he knows everything and Eric knows nothing

Answer 5

You’ve a lot to learn yet’ (about Eric)


Question 6

Act One: What Mr. Birling thinks about the Titanic

Answer 6

Unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’


Question 7

Act One: Mr. Birling holds clear capitalist views in a speech that should concern love.

Answer 7

Lower costs and higher prices’


Question 8

Act One: This quote from Mr. Birling foreshadows what is about to happen

Answer 8

There’s a very good chance of a knighthood - so long as we behave ourselves’


Question 9

Act One: This shows Mr. Birling’s capitalist views about how you should live your life

Answer 9

A man has to make his own way’

Question 10

Act One: Mr Birling’s views on communtiy

Answer 10

Community and all that nonsense’


Question 11

Act One: Mr Birling predicts the future wrong. 1940 was the year of the Battle of Britain and clearly enhances dramatic irony.

Answer 11

In 1940, you may be giving a party like this’


Question 12

Act One: Mr Birling appears to be very unsympathetic about Eva

Answer 12

Wretched girl’s suicide’


Question 13

Act One: Mr. Birling refuses to take any blame for what has happened

Answer 13

I can’t accept any responsibility’


Question 14

Act Two: Mr. Birling makes excuses for Gerald’s bad behaviour because Sheila marrying Gerald would be good for Mr. Birling’s business

Answer 14

But you must understand that a lot of young men-‘


Question 15

Ambivalent simile that can be taken one of two ways.

Answer 15

like bees in a hive’


Question 16

Act Three: Mr. Birling does not want people finding out about what he has done

Answer 16

I’ve got to cover this up as soon as I can’


Question 17

Act Three: Mr. Birling is not a very fatherly figure for Eric

Answer 17

Because you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble’ (Eric)


Question 18

Act Three: Mr. Birling blames Eric for being spoiled even though it is clearly Mr. and Mrs. Birling’s fault

Answer 18

Your trouble is - you’ve been spoiled-‘


Question 19

Act Three: Mr. Birling thinks that Sheila is always over reacting

Answer 19

You hysterical young fool’ (about Sheila)


Question 20

Act Three: Mr. Birling blames his son rather than taking the responsibility for himself - he would rather see anyone else be ruined than go down himself

Answer 20

You’re the one I blame for this’ (about Eric)


Question 21

Act Three: Mr. Birling doesn’t care that someone has died and only cares that he will lose his social ranking

Answer 21

There’ll be a public scandal’ ‘I was almost certain for a knighthood’


Question 22

Act Three: Mr. Birling defends him and his wife’s actions

Answer 22

There’s every excuse for what your mother and I did’


Question 23

Act Three: This quotation makes Mr. Birling sound very selfish

Answer 23

Who will suffer from this more than I will?’

Question 24

Act Three: Mr. Birling thinks that anyone that isn’t a capitalist is wrong

Answer 24

Probably a socialist or some sort of crank’


Question 25

Act Three: Mr. Birling doesn't understand that the point isn't whether or not IG is real

Answer 25

It makes all the difference [that IG isn't real]'


Question 26

Act Three: Mr. Birling thinks that now they have realised IG wasn't real everything can go back to normal

Answer 26

You'd better ask Gerald for that ring you gave back to him'


Question 27

Stage direction that shows how the Inspector and the revelations have hit Mr Birling.

Answer 27

(frightened)'


Question 28

Questions whether Mr Birling's thoughts are genuine and that he simply likes the fact that Gerald is of an upper-class.

Answer 28

You're just the kind of son-in-law I always wanted'


Question 29

Mr Birling attempts to bribe the Inspector showing ultimate weakness.

Answer 29

I'd give thousands'


Question 30

Mr Birling has clearly forgotten everything that had happened.

Answer 30

better ask Gerald for that ring'