GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 What were Priestley’s political views? What did he believe in? 2 Which two characters are of a higher social class than the others? 3 In which order were the Birlings and Gerald interviewed by the Inspector? 4 How much money did Eric take from his father’s business and why? Explode this quotation: 5 “I'm talking as a hard-headed, practical man of business. And I say there isn't a chance of war.” GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 What were Priestley’s political views? What did he believe in? 2 Which two characters are of a higher social class than the others? 3 In which order were the Birlings and Gerald interviewed by the Inspector? 4 How much money did Eric take from his father’s business and why? Explode this quotation: 5 “I'm talking as a hard-headed, practical man of business. And I say there isn't a chance of war.” GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 List 5 key themes of the play. 2 How did 1940s audiences feel about social responsibility? Why? 3 Which group(s) in society does Mr Birling represent? 4 What happens at the end of Act 2? Explode this quotation: “His wife is about fifty, a rather cold woman and her husband’s social superior” 5 GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 List 5 key themes of the play. 2 How did 1940s audiences feel about social responsibility? Why? 3 Which group(s) in society does Mr Birling represent? 4 What happens at the end of Act 2? Explode this quotation: 5 “His wife is about fifty, a rather cold woman and her husband’s social superior” GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 What does the Inspector talk about in his final speech? Why? 2 Why does Mrs Birling refuse to help Eva Smith? 3 Which two historical events does Mr Birling refer to in his Act 1 speech? 4 Give two ways in which Sheila Birling changes over the course of the play. Explode this quotation: “Eric is in his early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive.” 5 GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 What does the Inspector talk about in his final speech? Why? 2 Why does Mrs Birling refuse to help Eva Smith? 3 Which two historical events does Mr Birling refer to in his Act 1 speech? 4 Give two ways in which Sheila Birling changes over the course of the play. Explode this quotation: 5 “Eric is in his early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive.” GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 Where does Gerald disappear to in Act 2? When does he reappear? 2 Where is Eva Smith from? Where is her family? 3 In which year was the play first performed? Where was it performed? 4 Which character model, in Priestley’s opinion, the correct way to behave and think? 5 Explode this quotation: “He regards her calmly while she stares at him wonderingly and dubiously..” GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 Where does Gerald disappear to in Act 2? When does he reappear? 2 Where is Eva Smith from? Where is her family? 3 In which year was the play first performed? Where was it performed? 4 Which character model, in Priestley’s opinion, the correct way to behave and think? 5 Explode this quotation: “He regards her calmly while she stares at him wonderingly and dubiously..” GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 List 3 adjectives to describe Eric. 2 In which year is the play set? 3 How is the lighting described at the start of the play? 4 How does Mr Birling try to intimidate the Inspector in Act 1? 5 Explode this quotation: “A girl died tonight. A pretty, lively sort of girl, who never did anybody any harm. But she died in misery and agony – hating life –“ GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 List 3 adjectives to describe Eric. 2 In which year is the play set? 3 How is the lighting described at the start of the play? 4 How does Mr Birling try to intimidate the Inspector in Act 1? 5 Explode this quotation: “A girl died tonight. A pretty, lively sort of girl, who never did anybody any harm. But she died in misery and agony – hating life –“ GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 In which area of the country is the play set? Why? 2 What does Mrs Birling think should happen to the father of Eva Smith’s unborn child? 3 How does Sheila feel about Gerald after he has confessed his actions to the Inspector in Act 2? 4 List 3 adverbs from the stage direction that describe the Inspector. 5 Explode this quotation: “We don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.” GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 In which area of the country is the play set? Why? 2 What does Mrs Birling think should happen to the father of Eva Smith’s unborn child? 3 How does Sheila feel about Gerald after he has confessed his actions to the Inspector in Act 2? 4 List 3 adverbs from the stage direction that describe the Inspector. 5 Explode this quotation: “We don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.” GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 Why does it “not much matter” to Sheila is the Inspector was not a policeman? 2 How does the play end? 3 What is the mood in the dining room at the start of Act 1? Why? 4 How does Mr Birling treat Eric? Why? 5 Explode this quotation: “you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive – community and all that nonsense.” GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 Why does it “not much matter” to Sheila is the Inspector was not a policeman? 2 How does the play end? 3 What is the mood in the dining room at the start of Act 1? Why? 4 How does Mr Birling treat Eric? Why? 5 Explode this quotation: “you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive – community and all that nonsense.” GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 In which year did World War 1 start? Why is this significant to the play? 2 Who speaks “miserably” in Act 1? Why? 3 Which group of people does the Inspector say is often “more impressionable” in Act 1? 4 What is ironic about Mr Birling saying “as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!”? 5 Explode this quotation: “He walks straight out, leaving them staring, subdued and wondering. Sheila is still quietly crying. Mrs Birling has collapsed into a chair. Eric is brooding desperately. Birling […] moves hesitatingly.” GCSE English Literature Five-A-Day Revision An Inspector Calls 1 In which year did World War 1 start? Why is this significant to the play? 2 Who speaks “miserably” in Act 1? Why? 3 Which group of people does the Inspector say is often “more impressionable” in Act 1? 4 What is ironic about Mr Birling saying “as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!”? 5 Explode this quotation: “He walks straight out, leaving them staring, subdued and wondering. Sheila is still quietly crying. Mrs Birling has collapsed into a chair. Eric is brooding desperately. Birling […] moves hesitatingly.”