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An Inspector Calls Context

Authored by Ms A Spink

English

10th - 11th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 288+ times

An Inspector Calls Context
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or false: JB Priestley was born into a working class family.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was the play written?

1932

1912

1948

1945

Answer explanation

The play was first performed in 1945, imagine how the audience would have reacted to some of Birling's comments about war.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Who wrote 'An Inspector Calls'?

J.C Priestly

Charles Dickens

J.B Priestley

William Shakespeare

Answer explanation

Remember it is PriestlEy. So many pupils mis-spell Priestley's name on the exam!

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was the play set?

1914

1945

1912

1932

Answer explanation

The play was set over 30 years prior to being written. Priestley uses the power of hindsight.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which war did Priestley fight in?

World War I

World War II

Crimean War

The Gulf War

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What happened to Priestley when fighting in the war?

He was captured as a prisoner of war.

He was victim to a gas attack.

He lost both legs in an explosion.

He never went to fight in the war.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is NOT an example of context?

Historical

Social

Geographical

Personal

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