AIC Context

Question 1

When was the play set?

Answer 1

1912, Edwardian Britain

Question 2

When was the play written?

Answer 2

1945

Question 3

What was the class system like in 1912?

Answer 3

There was an Upper-class, Middle-class and working class.

Question 4

What social class did JB Priestley belong to?

Answer 4

Middle-class

Question 5

How much of the population was working-class?

Answer 5

80%

Question 6

What was society like at the time?

Answer 6

Patriachal

Question 7

What effect did World Wars have on society?

Answer 7

It brought people from different classes together.
It also gave women a chance to show that they could work as well.
Many people wanted these changes to continue.

Question 8

What was JB Priestley?

Answer 8

A socialist

Question 9

What was JB Priestley’s job?

Answer 9

A radio broadcaster

Question 10

What was life like in 1912?

Answer 10

There was deep inequality between the working class and those above them

Question 11

What was the Titanic?

Answer 11

A luxury cruise ship advertised as unsinkable that sank in April 1912

Question 12

What was the Titanic a symbol for and why?

Answer 12

The class system in Edwardian Britain, because there was a separate deck for each social class.

Question 13

When were the labour strikes?

Answer 13

1920s to 1940s

Question 14

What was life like for women in 1912?

Answer 14

They had no vote, no benefit system.W

Question 15

When could some women vote?

Answer 15

in 1918