Q.1
Why are Sheila and Eric angry with their parents' reaction?
  • Mr and Mrs Birling seem to have forgotten their role in Eva Smith's death
  • Their parents are more worried about scandal than about how their actions affect others
  • Mr and Mrs Birling show no signs that their behavior will change in future
  • All of the above
Q.2
Why is the Inspector's name "Goole" significant?
  • It's merely a northern name
  • It is a foreign name
  • It is a homophone for "ghoul"
  • It is not significant
Q.3
Mr and Mrs Birling feel relieved shortly after Inspector Goole leaves their home. Which of the following events is responsible for their change of mood?
  • Sheila has informed her parents that they cannot be held responsible for a suicide
  • Gerald returns from his walk with news
  • The Birlings have decided to take full responsibility for their mistreatment of Eva Smith and feel less guilty in consequence
  • The Inspector rings to tell the family that he was mistaken
Q.4
Which of the following indicates that the Birlings have not finished so easily with the fate of "Eva Smith"?
  • The telephone rings
  • The police call at the door
  • Inspector Goole reappears
  • Eric storms out of the house to meet with the real Eva
Q.5
How does Mr Birling try to dismiss the Inspector?
  • He refuses to cooperate
  • He immediately phones the local police
  • He orders the Inspector to leave
  • He implies that his connections with the Chief Constable mean that he is above whatever the Inspector might be investigating
Q.6
Gerald's former mistress was called Daisy Renton. How is he involved in the fate of Eva Smith?
  • Eva Smith and Daisy Renton are the same person, as Gerald realizes when he sees the photograph
  • He kept a woman called Daisy Renton as a mistress, but abandoned her as Eva Smith has been abandoned
  • Eva Smith and Daisy Renton are not the same women, therefore Gerald bears no responsibility for Eva's fate
  • Eva Smith and Daisy Renton were flatmates
Q.7
Why is the absence of the Croft family from these celebrations significant?
  • Their absence hints at a disapproval of Sheila and her family
  • Their absence shows that they neglect their business
  • Their absence indicates their involvement in the Inspector's visit
  • Their absence shows their lack of patriotism
Q.8
What are the Birling family celebrating at the beginning of the play?
  • The recent launch of the Titanic
  • Mr Birling's knighthood
  • The engagement of Gerald and Sheila
  • Mrs Birling's new job
Q.9
Eric says he met Eva Smith when he was a "bit squiffy". What does he mean by this?
  • He was lonely
  • He was smelly
  • He was drunk
  • He was tired
Q.10
How is Sheila responsible for Eva Smith's fate?
  • Sheila demanded that the young woman be sacked from Milwards
  • Sheila refused to recommend the young woman to her mother's charity committee
  • Sheila introduced the young woman to Gerald
  • Sheila encouraged her father to sack the young woman from her job at his works
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