Quotes AIC

Question 1

What is Quote 1?- arthur birlings personality, heavy-looking, portentous man, provincial in speech

Answer 1

‘Arthur Brirling is a heavy looking, rather portentous man’ … ‘rather provincial in his speech’

Question 2

What is quote 2?- ordering edna around-port

Answer 2

‘Giving us the port Edna?’

Question 3

What is quote 3?- talks about the port, finchley and geralds father

Answer 3

‘You ought to like this port, Gerald. As a matter of fact, Finchley told me it’s the same port your father gets from him.’

Question 4

What is quote 4?-A time when crofts and birlings are working together, costs and prices

Answer 4

‘We may look forward to a time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together - for lower costs and higher prices.’

Question 5

What is quote 5?- talks about sheila being lucky and gerald being fortunate

Answer 5

‘Sheila’s a lucky girl - and I think you’re a pretty fortunate young man too, Gerald’

Question 6

What is quote 6?- are you listening, sheila? It incolves you, less speeches about her

Answer 6

‘Are you listening, Sheila? This concerns you too. And after all I don’t often make speeches at you-‘

Question 7

What is quote 7?- germans, war and the peoples opinion of war

Answer 7

‘Fiddlesticks! The Germans don’t want war. Nobody wants war.’

Question 8

What is quote 8?-hard-headed man of business, no chance of war

Answer 8

‘I’m talking as a hard-headed, practical man of business. And i say there isn’t a chance of war.’

Question 9

What is quote 9?-titanic sailing next weak, unsinkable

Answer 9

‘The Titanic - she sails next week’ - ‘Unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’

Question 10

What is quote 10?-in 1940 talking about a little party with children and engagement

Answer 10

‘Let’s say, in 1940 - you might be having a little party like this - your sons and daughters might be getting engaged.’