An Inspector Calls Quizzes

An Inspector Calls Quiz 1

1 Who wrote I[An Inspector Calls]?
Noel Coward

Terence Rattigan

J.W. Dunne

J.B. Priestley
2 When was the first performance of the play?
1944

1955

1945

1943
3 Where was the first performance of the play?
London

Paris

New York

Moscow
4 Where was the second major performance of the play?
London

Brumley

New York

Moscow
5 Who was the first major English actor to play the Inspector?
Basil Dean

John Gielgud

Laurence Olivier

Ralph Richardson
6 What sort of set did Priestley want the play to be performed in?
A circular one

A site-specific one

A non-realistic one

A box set
7 What is happening as the curtain goes up on Act One?
The Birlings are being served port after dinner

The Birlings are arguing

The Birlings are singing a song as a family

The Birlings are having dinner
8 What is the name of the Birlings' maid?
Sheila

Eva

Edna

Daisy
9 What is Mr. Birling's first name?
Arthur

Sheila

Eric

Goole
10 What is Mrs. Birling's first name?
Sybil

Eva

Edna

Sheila
11 Who is the Birlings' son?
Eric

Arthur

Onion

Gerald
12 Who is the Birlings' daughter?
Eva

Edna

Sheila

Sybil
13 Who is marrying Sheila?
Arthur

Gerald

Inspector Goole

Eric
14 How does Priestley describe the lighting until the Inspector arrives?
Green and epic

White

Yellow

Pink and intimate
15 How are the men dressed as the curtain rises on Act One?
Plain, dark suits of the period

Cocktail dresses

Dinner jackets

White tie and tails
16 How old is Sheila?
14

early twenties

16

early thirties
17 How old is Eric?
Early thirties

14

16

Early twenties
18 Who are Gerald's parents?
Inspector and Mrs. Goole

Sir George and Lady Croft

Doctor and Mrs. Croft

Arthur and Sybil Birling
19 How does Birling describe the evening in Act One?
"one of the happiest nights of my life"

"the worst night of my life"

"not a bad night at all"

"the best night of my life"
20 What seems to be Birling's ulterior motive for marrying Sheila to Gerald?
He wants Crofts Limited and Birling and Company to merge

He is in love with Gerald's mother

He wants Gerald to confess his guilt

He hates Sheila
21 How does Birling describe the Titanic?
unattainable

completely booked

unsinkable

a tragedy
22 Who are the only people, according to Birling, who want war?
the Germans

some half-literate folks in Italy

some half-civilized folks in the Balkans

the English
23 How does Birling describe himself?
a bulldog

a rather silly man

fire and blood and anguish

a hard-headed business man
24 What does Gerald give Sheila in Act One?
engagement ring

mobile phone

glass of port

cigarette
25 How heavy is the Titanic, according to Birling?
15,000 tons

48,600 tons

46,800 tons

50,000 tons

Where does the investigation take place?

The investigation takes place in the Birling's dining room.

Asked by MAHARNAV K #1256057

Answered by jill d #170087 on 9/14/2022 9:04 PM

Why does J.B. Priestly introduce Sheila Birling as “a pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited.”?

Sheila is young, beautiful, and as we find out early in the text, newly engaged. She has everything to live for and is ready to begin a new life as a young wife.

Asked by Ravi M #398574

Answered by jill d #170087 on 12/8/2014 2:42 PM

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what bad point does Eric reveal about sheila?

Eric says, "She's got a nasty temper sometimes-but she's not bad really."

Asked by linda i #328197

Answered by Aslan on 6/9/2013 2:05 PM

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