An Inspector Calls Quizzes

An Inspector Calls Quiz 1

By Robert William · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed January 10, 2010

1 Who wrote I[An Inspector Calls]?

Noel Coward

J.W. Dunne

Terence Rattigan

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

1944

1943

1945

1955
3 Where was the first performance of the play?

Moscow

New York

Paris

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

Brumley

Moscow

London

New York
5 Who was the first major English actor to play the Inspector?

John Gielgud

Laurence Olivier

Ralph Richardson

Basil Dean
6 What sort of set did Priestley want the play to be performed in?

A circular one

A box set

A site-specific one

A non-realistic one
7 What is happening as the curtain goes up on Act One?

The Birlings are having dinner

The Birlings are arguing

The Birlings are being served port after dinner

The Birlings are singing a song as a family
8 What is the name of the Birlings' maid?

Eva

Daisy

Edna

Sheila
9 What is Mr. Birling's first name?

Eric

Goole

Sheila

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

Sybil

Edna

Sheila

Eva
11 Who is the Birlings' son?

Onion

Arthur

Eric

Gerald
12 Who is the Birlings' daughter?

Edna

Sybil

Sheila

Eva
13 Who is marrying Sheila?

Inspector Goole

Arthur

Gerald

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?

Cocktail dresses

White tie and tails

Dinner jackets

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

early twenties

16

early thirties

14
17 How old is Eric?

Early twenties

Early thirties

14

16
18 Who are Gerald's parents?

Arthur and Sybil Birling

Doctor and Mrs. Croft

Sir George and Lady Croft

Inspector and Mrs. Goole
19 How does Birling describe the evening in Act One?

"one of the happiest nights of my life"

"not a bad night at all"

"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 wants Gerald to confess his guilt

He is in love with Gerald's mother

He hates Sheila

He wants Crofts Limited and Birling and Company to merge
21 How does Birling describe the Titanic?

completely booked

unsinkable

a tragedy

unattainable
22 Who are the only people, according to Birling, who want war?

some half-civilized folks in the Balkans

the English

the Germans

some half-literate folks in Italy
23 How does Birling describe himself?

a rather silly man

a bulldog

fire and blood and anguish

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

glass of port

cigarette

engagement ring

mobile phone
25 How heavy is the Titanic, according to Birling?

46,800 tons

50,000 tons

15,000 tons

48,600 tons

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