The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?

Henry Woolf

James Baldwin

William Shakespeare

Harold Pinter
2 Who narrates The Room?

Rose

Bert

Riley

There is no narrator
3 In what country is The Room set?

Germany

United States

France

Britain
4 In what year was The Room first staged?

1938

1990

2001

1957
5 What form does The Room take?

Short story

Play

Novel

Feature film
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

One

Four

Three

Two
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Bert

Rose

Mr. Kidd

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

It is his first play

It is his last play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is the only play he wrote with female characters
9 What is the stage set as?

Heaven

A basement

A room in a large house

A hotel suite
10 Which is not an object featured as part of the set?

Gas stove

Hammock

Window

Rocking chair
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?

A magazine

A novel

The Bible

A car repair manual
12 What does Rose cook in the opening scene?

Sausage and beans

Oatmeal

Bacon and eggs

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

Dramatic irony

Metaphor

Literalism

Simile
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?

Comedy of manners

Political satire

Tragicomedy

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

Summer

Winter

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

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

Metonymy

There is no literary device at play

Metaphor

Simile
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Joyful

Serene

Indifferent

Anxious
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?

Damp walls

People on the street can see in

There is no basement

It's too expensive
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?

She likes it

She wishes it were colder

She wants to renovate it

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

Driving on icy roads

Knowing about Riley

The damp in the basement

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

No one

Kidd's second family

Foreigners

Her father
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?

Strong tea

Weak 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 van

A sports car

A bicycle

A semi-truck and trailer
25 Who used to live in Rose's room?

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's mother

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