The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?

Harold Pinter

William Shakespeare

James Baldwin

Henry Woolf
2 Who narrates The Room?

There is no narrator

Riley

Bert

Rose
3 In what country is The Room set?

France

Britain

Germany

United States
4 In what year was The Room first staged?

1957

1990

2001

1938
5 What form does The Room take?

Feature film

Play

Novel

Short story
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

Four

Three

One

Two
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Mr. Kidd

Bert

Rose

Riley
8 What makes The Room significant within Pinter's body of work?

It is his first play

It is the only play he wrote with female characters

It is his last play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare
9 What is the stage set as?

A basement

A hotel suite

Heaven

A room in a large house
10 Which is not an object featured as part of the set?

Rocking chair

Gas stove

Window

Hammock
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?

The Bible

A car repair manual

A magazine

A novel
12 What does Rose cook in the opening scene?

Bangers and mash

Oatmeal

Bacon and eggs

Sausage and beans
13 When Rose says "it's murder" outside, it is an example of what literary device?

Dramatic irony

Metaphor

Simile

Literalism
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?

Comedy of manners

Drama

Tragicomedy

Political satire
15 Based on context clues, during which season is the play most likely set?

Winter

The play is set near the equator, so the weather is always the same

Spring

Summer
16 When Rose says that food will "keep the cold out," it is an example of what literary device?

Metaphor

Simile

There is no literary device at play

Metonymy
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Serene

Anxious

Indifferent

Joyful
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?

People on the street can see in

It's too expensive

Damp walls

There is no basement
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?

She wants to renovate it

She likes it

She hates it

She wishes it were colder
20 What does Rose say "would have finished [Bert] off"?

Driving on icy roads

The damp in the basement

Knowing about Riley

Mr. Kidd
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?

Her father

Foreigners

No one

Kidd's second family
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?

Weak tea

Strong tea

Black coffee

White Russian cocktail
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?

Rose's brother

Rose's landlord

Rose's lover

Rose's father
24 Based on the text, what does Bert drive?

A sports car

A bicycle

A semi-truck and trailer

A van
25 Who used to live in Rose's room?

The Sands

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd

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