context & extra information

Question 1

why does the set of an inspector calls never change?

Answer 1

to show the birling’s reluctance to change

Question 2

when is an inspector calls set?

Answer 2

1912

Question 3

when was an inspector calls written?

Answer 3

1945

Question 4

what type of play is an inspector calls?

Answer 4

-political
-morality (with the intention of teaching people how to behave)

Question 5

socialism

Answer 5

accepting the personal responsibility of looking after those around you and treating them as equals/distributinh wealth equally amongst the population

Question 6

capitalism

Answer 6

an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit/only looking out for yourself

-seen through the character arthur birling

Question 7

who wrote an inspector calls

Answer 7

j.b priestley

Question 8

class

Answer 8

a system of ordering society whereby people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status

Question 9

social inequality

Answer 9

the unequal distribution of wealth, power, or prestige among members of a society

Question 10

wars in 1912

Answer 10

-time of relative peace and calm
-britain were involved in no major
-this was a time when many people felt fairly secure

Question 11

wars in 1945

Answer 11

-two world wars had just taken place in fairly quick succession
-this was a time when many people felt scared and vulnerable

Question 12

women in 1912

Answer 12

-women were second to men
-the best that a woman could hope for would be to marry a successful, wealthy husband
-poor women were used for cheap labour

Question 13

women in 1945

Answer 13

-women had filled in for men during the world wars, and had proven themselves as capable workers
-they were more valued in society

Question 14

class system in 1912

Answer 14

-strong class system
-those born into wealth lived privileged lives,
-working class people lived
harsh and cruel lives
-the rich perceived poor people to have no manners or sophistication
-it was strongly believed that no poor person could ever become wealthy
-rich treated the poor inhumanely
-rich were entitled to employ the poor and could sack and punish them as they pleased without consequence

Question 15

class system in 1945

Answer 15

-in the world wars, men of all different backgrounds had fought together
-class divisions were not as wide as they used to be

Question 16

community in 1912

Answer 16

-the ruling classes saw no need to change the set way of things
-they were very much interested in looking after their own

Question 17

community in 1945

Answer 17

-new-found spirit of togetherness
was formed from the difficult experiences
-labour party won by many
votes

Question 18

what was priestley’s goal in writing an inspector calls?

Answer 18

-he was interested in the personal responsibility for our actions, and our collective responsibility to society
-he wants the audience to question their own actions and responsibility, and force people to address the suffering lower class