An Inspector Calls Themes Quiz
An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley · 5 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 4 min
Test your knowledge of An Inspector Calls with 5 themes questions with answers and explanations — the big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole play.
The big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. Drawn from the whole play — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Theme · Difficulty: Challenge, Standard
An Inspector Calls Themes questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- In the speech he makes to Gerald and Eric just before the Inspector arrives, what is Birling's view of social duty?
The wealthy owe a duty to the whole town · The state should settle industrial disputes · Each man must see to his own family first · Employers owe their workers a fair wage
- On what grounds did Mrs Birling turn the girl's appeal to the charity committee down?
The fund had already helped the girl once · The girl would not say where she lived · The girl asked for more than was allowed · She resented the girl's use of her own name
- What is the substance of the Inspector's warning to the family before he goes?
The family's secret will be kept quiet · The law will punish whoever is guilty · Only one of them is really to blame · No one can live in isolation from others
- What best describes the generational divide Priestley builds across the play?
Only the men feel any responsibility · The young and old blame each other alike · Everyone is relieved by the final call · The young accept blame, the old refuse it
- Why can Birling move against the girl at his works without any consequence to himself?
She has no money or standing at all · She has no family living in the town · She has broken the terms of her work · She has refused to join a trade union
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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 Themes quiz cover?
5 themes questions drawn from every part of An Inspector Calls. The big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. It tests theme at challenge, standard level.
Does it contain spoilers?
Yes — it draws on the whole play, including the ending.
Can I use it with a class?
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