Eric Birling — An Inspector Calls (Character Quiz)
Eight medium-difficulty multiple-choice questions testing understanding of Eric Birling from the provided character profile.
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Question 1: How does Priestley’s stage direction initially describe Eric Birling’s temperament?
Middle-aged, calm and indifferent
Aged teenager, openly rebellious and violent
Early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive
Late thirties, confident and domineering
Question 2: Which theme is Eric most associated with in the profile?
Political neutrality and apathy
Redemption and capacity to change
Unquestioning support for capitalism
Absolute villainy without remorse
Question 3: Which behaviour of Eric’s is repeatedly emphasised as influencing his actions?
Problematic drinking and intoxication
Fanatical religiosity
Obsessive workaholism
Strict vegetarianism
Question 4: How does Eric typically react emotionally to news of Eva Smith’s death compared with Mr Birling?
Eric is indifferent while Mr Birling breaks down in tears
Both respond with equal calm rationality
Shows involuntary emotional distress while Mr Birling is dismissive
Both laugh at the news to hide guilt
Question 5: Which political viewpoint does Eric most clearly align with in the profile?
Militant conservative elitism
Authoritarian nationalism
Socialist sympathy for workers and empathy with lower classes
Libertarian laissez-faire economics
Question 6: Why does the profile suggest the audience may still feel sympathy for Eric despite his actions?
Because he never shows any remorse
Because he immediately blames Eva
Because poor parenting and social conditioning are shown as contributors to his behaviour
Because he is wealthy and untouchable
Question 7: Which narrative technique is noted about Eric’s confession in the profile?
Unreliable, euphemistic and biased narration that invites audience judgement
A melodramatic soliloquy addressed to the audience
A formal legal affidavit style statement
Objective third-person omniscient reporting
Question 8: What limitation in Eric’s response to his father’s hypocrisy is emphasised in the profile?
Open rebellion and successful reform of the family business
Indifference because he is too young to understand
Complete ideological agreement with his father
Reluctant conformity: he recognises wrongdoing but feels powerless to oppose it