An Inspector Calls Quizzes

An Inspector Calls Quiz 1

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

J.B. Priestley

J.W. Dunne

Terence Rattigan
2 When was the first performance of the play?
1945

1955

1943

1944
3 Where was the first performance of the play?
London

New York

Paris

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

New York

Moscow

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

John Gielgud

Ralph Richardson

Laurence Olivier
6 What sort of set did Priestley want the play to be performed in?
A site-specific one

A non-realistic one

A box set

A circular one
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?
Goole

Sheila

Eric

Arthur
10 What is Mrs. Birling's first name?
Edna

Eva

Sybil

Sheila
11 Who is the Birlings' son?
Onion

Gerald

Arthur

Eric
12 Who is the Birlings' daughter?
Edna

Eva

Sheila

Sybil
13 Who is marrying Sheila?
Inspector Goole

Eric

Gerald

Arthur
14 How does Priestley describe the lighting until the Inspector arrives?
Yellow

Green and epic

Pink and intimate

White
15 How are the men dressed as the curtain rises on Act One?
Cocktail dresses

Dinner jackets

White tie and tails

Plain, dark suits of the period
16 How old is Sheila?
early thirties

early twenties

14

16
17 How old is Eric?
Early twenties

Early thirties

14

16
18 Who are Gerald's parents?
Sir George and Lady Croft

Doctor and Mrs. Croft

Inspector and Mrs. Goole

Arthur and Sybil Birling
19 How does Birling describe the evening in Act One?
"not a bad night at all"

"one of the happiest nights of my life"

"the best night of my life"

"the worst night of my life"
20 What seems to be Birling's ulterior motive for marrying Sheila to Gerald?
He is in love with Gerald's mother

He wants Crofts Limited and Birling and Company to merge

He hates Sheila

He wants Gerald to confess his guilt
21 How does Birling describe the Titanic?
a tragedy

unsinkable

unattainable

completely booked
22 Who are the only people, according to Birling, who want war?
some half-civilized folks in the Balkans

the English

some half-literate folks in Italy

the Germans
23 How does Birling describe himself?
a hard-headed business man

a bulldog

a rather silly man

fire and blood and anguish
24 What does Gerald give Sheila in Act One?
glass of port

cigarette

mobile phone

engagement ring
25 How heavy is the Titanic, according to Birling?
46,800 tons

48,600 tons

50,000 tons

15,000 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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