An Inspector Calls Characters Quiz
An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley · 7 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 6 min
Test your knowledge of An Inspector Calls with 7 characters questions with answers and explanations — motives, relationships and how characters change. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole play.
Motives, relationships and how characters change. Drawn from the whole play — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Character · Difficulty: Standard, Challenge
An Inspector Calls Characters questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- What made Sheila insist that the girl be dismissed from Milwards?
The girl had been seen out with Gerald · She thought the girl was laughing at her · The girl refused to fetch a dress for her · The girl complained about her low wages
- What does Gerald say drew his attention to her in that bar?
She was singing in the show that night · She was being pestered by an older man · She was serving drinks behind the bar · She stopped him to ask him for money
- How does Sheila respond once Gerald has finished his account?
She insists the Inspector invented it all · She orders him out of the house for good · She returns the ring but not for ever · She defends him against her parents
- Why did the girl stop accepting Eric's money?
She was frightened of his mother · She was about to leave the town · She found out the money was stolen · She had been given work again
- After the telephone calls suggest the inquiry was a hoax, how do Sheila and Eric differ from their parents?
They keep their guilt whatever the truth · They agree the whole thing was a hoax · They blame Gerald for the inquiry · They want to inform the newspapers
- Which member of the household used a committee position to block the girl's request for help?
Sheila Birling · Sybil Birling · Gerald Croft · Arthur Birling
- Where does Gerald stand by the end of the evening?
He refuses to speak to the Birlings · He treats the hoax as closing the matter · He admits more than anyone else does · He insists the inquiry should go on
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Original questions written for Pagine. This book is in copyright, so questions paraphrase rather than quote it.
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What does the An Inspector Calls Characters quiz cover?
7 characters questions drawn from every part of An Inspector Calls. Motives, relationships and how characters change. It tests character at standard, challenge level.
Does it contain spoilers?
Yes — it draws on the whole play, including the ending.
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