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An Inspector Calls- The Inspector

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    Finish this quote: "It's better to ask for the world than to ...............
    steal it"
    own it"
    hide it"
    take it"
    30s
  • Q2
    Select the adjective that best describes the inspector
    Intelligent
    Boring
    Tight
    Rude
    30s
  • Q3
    The inspector likes to work with one line of inquiry at a time
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the inspector's name?
    Inspector Gadget
    Inspector Goole
    Inspector Morse
    Inspector Gold
    30s
  • Q5
    His name 'Goole' suggests what?
    A transparent element
    A quirkiness that transcends to the other characters
    He is the exorcist
    A supernatural or ghost like element
    30s
  • Q6
    The quote "And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. Good night." Tells us what?
    The Inspector predicts a hell like future, filled with a nightmarish vision of 'fire' and 'blood'. Priestley experienced war first hand, so some suspect that what he saw in wartime influenced the Inspector's final speech.
    The Inspector predicts a pretty paradise like future, filled with the dreamy vision of 'peace' and 'serenity'. Priestly experienced war first hand, so some suspect that what he saw in wartime influenced the Inspector's final speech.
    The inspector is telling the Birling family if they don't change their ways then everything will be fine and people will carry on with their lives.
    The inspector is telling them to put on the 'fire' as it's too cold in the house and drink lots of wine which is sometimes substituted as 'blood'.
    60s
  • Q7
    '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, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives, and what we think and say and do.' What English device is used here and what does it suggest.?
    Colloquial language to try put the Birlings at ease
    Alliteration to create the image of people's hopes.
    Simile to compare the thoughts of socialism and capitalism
    Repetition of 'millions' emphasises his point that Eva is representative of many others.
    120s
  • Q8
    "their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives" What English device is used here and why is it used?
    Use of triple to empathise families like the Birlings.
    Use of onomatopoeia to create a feeling of anger towards Capitalism.
    Use of emotive words helps us empathise with the victims like Eva Smith.
    60s
  • Q9
    "We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other" What English device is used here and why is it used?
    Use of hyperbole to exaggerate the story.
    Use of statistics to force home his point of view.
    Adjectives to describe how we are all responsible for one another.
    Use of short sentences have enormous impact and sum up his point very simply and clearly.
    60s
  • Q10
    Who does Inspector Goole represent?
    Capitalism
    Himself
    Socialism
    Brumley Police Force
    60s

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