The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?

William Shakespeare

Henry Woolf

James Baldwin

Harold Pinter
2 Who narrates The Room?

Riley

Rose

There is no narrator

Bert
3 In what country is The Room set?

United States

Britain

France

Germany
4 In what year was The Room first staged?

1938

1990

1957

2001
5 What form does The Room take?

Feature film

Short story

Play

Novel
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

Four

Two

Three

One
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Mr. Kidd

Rose

Riley

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

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is the only play he wrote with female characters

It is his first play

It is his last play
9 What is the stage set as?

A room in a large house

A hotel suite

A basement

Heaven
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 car repair manual

A novel

A magazine

The Bible
12 What does Rose cook in the opening scene?

Bangers and mash

Oatmeal

Sausage and beans

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

Metaphor

Literalism

Dramatic irony

Simile
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?

Drama

Political satire

Tragicomedy

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

Spring

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

Summer

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

Metaphor

Simile

Metonymy

There is no literary device at play
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Anxious

Indifferent

Serene

Joyful
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 wishes it were colder

She likes it

She wants to renovate it

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

Knowing about Riley

Driving on icy roads

Mr. Kidd

The damp in the basement
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?

Her father

Kidd's second family

Foreigners

No one
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?

Strong tea

White Russian cocktail

Weak tea

Black coffee
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?

Rose's brother

Rose's lover

Rose's father

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

A bicycle

A sports car

A semi-truck and trailer

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

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's mother

The Sands

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