Key Quotations

Question 1

“for lower costs and higher prices”

Answer 1

Arthur Birling

Question 2

“you can ignore all this silly pessimistic talk”

Answer 2

Arthur Birling

Question 3

“The Germans don’t want war”

Answer 3

Arthur Birling

Question 4

“like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense”

Answer 4

Arthur Birling

Question 5

“Burnt her inside out, of course.”

Answer 5

Inspector Goole

Question 6

“A chain of events”

Answer 6

Inspector Goole

Question 7

“Still, I can’t accept any responsibility. If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we’d had anything to do with, it would be very awkward, wouldn’t it?”

Answer 7

Arthur Birling

Question 8

“He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out. I call it tough luck.”

Answer 8

Eric

Question 9

“It’s better to ask for the Earth than to take it.”

Answer 9

Inspector Goole

Question 10

“Well, I think it’s a dam shame”

Answer 10

Eric

Question 11

“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages?”

Answer 11

Eric

Question 12

“I expect you’ve done things you’re ashamed of too.”

Answer 12

Sheila Birling

Question 13

“You’ll see. You’ll see.”

Answer 13

Sheila Birling

Question 14

“We’ll have to share something. If there’s nothing else, we’ll have to share our guilt.”

Answer 14

Inspector Goole

Question 15

“You seem to have made a great impression on this child, Inspector.”

Answer 15

Sybil Birling

Question 16

“She was - very gallant - about it.”

Answer 16

Gerald

Question 17

“I’m very sorry. But I think she only had herself to blame.”

Answer 17

Sybil Birling

Question 18

“If you think you can bring any pressure to bear upon me, Inspector, you’re quite mistaken.”

Answer 18

Sybil Birling

Question 19

“Mother - stop - stop!”

Answer 19

Sheila Birling

Question 20

“Look, Inspector, you’re not trying to tell us that - that my boy - is mixed up in this - ?”

Answer 20

Arthur Birling

Question 21

“Look, Inspector - I’d give thousands - yes, thousands - “

Answer 21

Arthur Birling

Question 22

“I was in the sort of state where a chap could easily turn nasty”

Answer 22

Eric Birling

Question 23

“The girl’s still dead, isn’t she? Nobody’s brought her to life, have they?”

Answer 23

Eric Birling

Question 24

“We’ve found him out - and all we have to do is keep our heads.”

Answer 24

Arthur Birling

Question 25

“I’d have asked him a few questions before I allowed him to ask us any.”

Answer 25

Sybil Birling