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An Inspector Calls - Context

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  • Q1
    An Inspector Calls was first performed...
    during the Great War (WWI)
    before the Second World War
    before the First World War
    after the Second World War
    30s
  • Q2
    J. B. Priestley was a supporter of which political philosophy?
    Conservatism
    Socialism
    Fascism
    J. B. Priestley was apolitical
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following statements is true?
    The rigid class distinctions of the play's setting were being strongly challenged during and immediately following WWII
    Class distinctions were reinforced by the end of the Second World War
    People were focussed on rebuilding Britain after WWII and had no time to be concerned with social change
    Class was not an important concern during the time the play is set
    45s
  • Q4
    With regard to women, what was one of the biggest changes between the time the play is set and the time it was first performed?
    Women began to be able to hold jobs. They had never worked before the Second World War
    Women gained the right to vote
    Women began to be able to run businesses of their own. They had never been able to own businesses before the Second World War
    All of the above
    30s
  • Q5
    How does war affect our understanding of the play?
    None of the characters in the play are aware of impending war, meaning that war has no effect on our understanding of the play
    The characters of the play are unaware of impending war, while the audience is conscious of having recently survived war
    The characters are aware that war is coming. This awareness affects their behaviour, encouraging them to think about responsibility
    The audience is unaware of impending war, while the characters are conscious of having recently survived war
    60s
  • Q6
    Mr Birling describes the Titanic as "unsinkable". This is an example of...
    poor research
    surrealism
    dramatic irony
    metaphor
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the context for Mr Birling's complaint about "cranks" who write about community and collectivity?
    The Russian Revolutions
    All of the above
    Labour unrest and the rise of trade unions
    The rise of socialism
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the characters would have most benefited from a welfare state, if it had existed during the time the play was set?
    Eva Smith
    Mr Birling
    Gerald
    Sheila
    30s
  • Q9
    How does class and gender affect Mrs Birling and Sheila?
    They have all the advantages of men of their class
    Because of their class and gender, they are guaranteed a comfortable, happy life
    They are not affected by class and gender
    Their best option as upper-class women is to marry well
    30s
  • Q10
    What was the result of the first General Election following WWII?
    A Conservative landslide
    A narrow Conservative victory
    A narrow Labour victory
    A Labour landslide
    30s
  • Q11
    What did JB Priestly set out to achieve when he wrote An Inspector Calls?
    To secure higher power for himself in society.
    To win an award for writing the best narrative in 1945.
    To narrow the distinct social divide between Upper Class and the Working Class people.
    To make all higher class people suffer for being rich.
    30s

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