Mr Birling

Question 1

Finish the quote

“For lower…”

Answer 1

Costs and higher prices

Question 2

When is the play set?

Answer 2

1912

Question 3

Which ship is launched in 1912 that Birling calls unsinkable to present him as foolish? (Preface it with The)

Answer 3

The Titanic

Question 4

What does Birling deny happening to make him seem foolish, which the audience in 1946 lived through?

Answer 4

The World Wars

Question 5

When was the first viewing of the play?

Answer 5

1946

Question 6

Finish the quote

“The G”

Answer 6

ermans don’t want war

Question 7

Finish the quote which demonstrates capitalist beliefs

“A man has to make his own way…”

Answer 7

Has to look after himself - And his family too, of course, when he has one

Question 8

What does Mr Birling refer to socialists as?

Answer 8

Cranks

Question 9

What does Birling refer to Eva Smith as, after he is informed of her suicide?

Answer 9

Wretched

Question 10

What is an example of Birling’s inability to accept responsibility?

Answer 10

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?

Question 11

Give two examples of Birling’s attempted intimidation on the Inspector, using his social class and connections?

Answer 11

How do you get along with our Chief Constable, Colonel Roberts?
Perhaps I ought to warn you that he’s an old friend of mine and that I see him fairly frequently. We play golf together sometimes up at the West Brumley

Question 12

Birling is obsessed with public image and how he looks to the rest of the world, what is an example of this?

Answer 12

When this comes up at the inquest, it isn’t going to do us much good. The press might easily take it up-

Question 13

Birling is ignorant as heck and doesn’t learn his lesson about things, and doesn’t pick up on the right lessons. This is shown in the quote-

Answer 13

I understand a lot of things now I didn’t understand before

Question 14

Money is the most important thing in Birling’s life, and yet he is ignorant enough to allow thousands of pounds to go missing without noticing. Which quote supports this?

Answer 14

I don’t understand how you could take as much as that out of the office without somebody knowing

Question 15

The older generation cannot take responsibility, find a quote to support this right now

Answer 15

There’s every excuse for what both your mother and I did

Question 16

Birling cannot learn his lesson, ever. This worsens when it is exposed that the Inspector is not really with the police. Find a quote that supports this

Answer 16

This makes a difference, y’know. This makes all the difference

Question 17

Birling mocks the younger generation, but what he does is in fact create a sense of irony and hypocrisy, as what he is saying is actually true. What does he say?

Answer 17

The famous younger generation who know it all

Question 18

Birling is used to cause the cyclical nature of the plot, which represents how humanity’s mistakes will repeat until we learn from them. Which quote is used to present this?

Answer 18

And a police inspector is on his way here- To ask some- Questions-