An Inspector Calls Exam ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
An Inspector Calls - CORRECT ANSWER - J.B. Priestley
You are marked on context for your AIC exam - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE - DO
NOT WRITE ABOUT CONTEXT
What is the format of the AIC exam? - CORRECT ANSWER - You are given an extract
from the play. The question expects you to refer to the play as a whole, as well as the extract.
An Inspector Calls Themes - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Responsibility
Class
Age
Gender
Socialism vs Capitalism
How is Sheila described at the start of the play? - CORRECT ANSWER - [a pretty girl in
her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited]
What metaphor does Sheila use to describe the Inspector's methods for getting the Birlings to see
the error of their ways? - CORRECT ANSWER - •''He's giving us the rope- so that we'll
hang ourselves.'
What does Sheila say to admit the social responsibility of the Birlings? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 'Between us we drove that girl to commit suicide.'
How is Eric described at the start of the play? - CORRECT ANSWER - Not quite at ease -
half shy, half assertive.
, What technique is used in 'Half-shy, half-assertive' and what does it suggest about Eric's
character? - CORRECT ANSWER - Oxymoron - suggests that Eric is an unpredictable
character
Which quote from Mrs Birling drives a wedge between herself and Eric? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 'I blame the young man who was the father of the child she was going to have'
What quote uses fractured ways of speaking to highlight Eric's anger at his parents for
Eva/Daisy's death? - CORRECT ANSWER - You killed her - and the child she'd have had
too - my child - your own grandchild - you killed them both - damn you, damn you -
What is stagecraft? - CORRECT ANSWER - The various components that make up the set
of the play including stage directions (costume/lighting/props/entries and exits etc)
What three adjectives describe the Inspector upon his arrival at the birlings? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The inspector need not be a big man but he creates at once an impression of
massiveness, solidity and purposefulness.
What is the Inspector's name and why is it important? - CORRECT ANSWER - Goole -
Rhymes with ghoul and suggests he is not real.
Why is the Inspector an omniscient character? - CORRECT ANSWER - He knows about
everything despite not being there
What is the Inspector's role as the catalyst? - CORRECT ANSWER - His entrance brings
disruption to the Birling's lives and he sets off the rising action within the play.
What is socialism? - CORRECT ANSWER - a political and economic theory of social
organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be
owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
An Inspector Calls - CORRECT ANSWER - J.B. Priestley
You are marked on context for your AIC exam - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE - DO
NOT WRITE ABOUT CONTEXT
What is the format of the AIC exam? - CORRECT ANSWER - You are given an extract
from the play. The question expects you to refer to the play as a whole, as well as the extract.
An Inspector Calls Themes - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Responsibility
Class
Age
Gender
Socialism vs Capitalism
How is Sheila described at the start of the play? - CORRECT ANSWER - [a pretty girl in
her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited]
What metaphor does Sheila use to describe the Inspector's methods for getting the Birlings to see
the error of their ways? - CORRECT ANSWER - •''He's giving us the rope- so that we'll
hang ourselves.'
What does Sheila say to admit the social responsibility of the Birlings? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 'Between us we drove that girl to commit suicide.'
How is Eric described at the start of the play? - CORRECT ANSWER - Not quite at ease -
half shy, half assertive.
, What technique is used in 'Half-shy, half-assertive' and what does it suggest about Eric's
character? - CORRECT ANSWER - Oxymoron - suggests that Eric is an unpredictable
character
Which quote from Mrs Birling drives a wedge between herself and Eric? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 'I blame the young man who was the father of the child she was going to have'
What quote uses fractured ways of speaking to highlight Eric's anger at his parents for
Eva/Daisy's death? - CORRECT ANSWER - You killed her - and the child she'd have had
too - my child - your own grandchild - you killed them both - damn you, damn you -
What is stagecraft? - CORRECT ANSWER - The various components that make up the set
of the play including stage directions (costume/lighting/props/entries and exits etc)
What three adjectives describe the Inspector upon his arrival at the birlings? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The inspector need not be a big man but he creates at once an impression of
massiveness, solidity and purposefulness.
What is the Inspector's name and why is it important? - CORRECT ANSWER - Goole -
Rhymes with ghoul and suggests he is not real.
Why is the Inspector an omniscient character? - CORRECT ANSWER - He knows about
everything despite not being there
What is the Inspector's role as the catalyst? - CORRECT ANSWER - His entrance brings
disruption to the Birling's lives and he sets off the rising action within the play.
What is socialism? - CORRECT ANSWER - a political and economic theory of social
organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be
owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
