The set furniture should be 'good', 'solid' and 'of the period', appropriate to a prosperous man such as Mr Birling. What effect is this furniture intended to create?
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That of a substantial and comfortable home
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That of a cozy and homelike place
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That of a cold and severe institution
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That of an orderly court of law
Q.5.
Which of the following is true of Brumley?
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It is an industrial city
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It is a small, pleasant village
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It is a suburb of London
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It is a small market town
Q.6.
Over what time period do the events of the play take place?
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One month
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One year
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One evening
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One decade
Q.7.
Which of the following is responsible for the tension evident in the opening scene?
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A conflict of ideas between the young and the old
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An anxiety over class differences
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Anxiety over socialism
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All of the above
Q.8.
The play is set during which year?
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1905
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1912
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1921
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1929
Q.9.
Mr Birling comments, "Now you three young people, just listen to this - and remember what I'm telling you now. In twenty or thirty years' time - let's say, in 1940 - you may be giving a little party like this - your son or daughter might be getting engaged - and I tell you by that time you'll be living in a world that'll have forgotten all these Capital versus Labor agitations and all these silly little war scares." In terms of setting, what is significant about Mr Birling's remarks?
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His comments bring together the setting of the play with the first audience's knowledge of recent events
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His comments demonstrate his fatherly wisdom
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His remarks are only important because they demonstrate his inability to see into the future
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His remarks are not relevant to the setting of the play
Q.10.
Which of the following best describes the mood at the beginning of the play?
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Sombre
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Violent
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Depressed
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Celebratory
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