The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
Henry Woolf

William Shakespeare

Harold Pinter

James Baldwin
2 Who narrates The Room?
Rose

There is no narrator

Bert

Riley
3 In what country is The Room set?
Britain

Germany

France

United States
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
2001

1990

1957

1938
5 What form does The Room take?
Short story

Play

Feature film

Novel
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
Three

Four

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

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

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

A basement

A hotel suite

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 magazine

A novel

A car repair manual
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?
Simile

Literalism

Metaphor

Dramatic irony
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?
Drama

Comedy of manners

Political satire

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

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

Winter

Spring
16 When Rose says that food will "keep the cold out," it is an example of what literary device?
There is no literary device at play

Metonymy

Simile

Metaphor
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Serene

Joyful

Anxious

Indifferent
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?
People on the street can see in

There is no basement

Damp walls

It's too expensive
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?
She wishes it were colder

She wants to renovate it

She hates it

She likes it
20 What does Rose say "would have finished [Bert] off"?
Knowing about Riley

Mr. Kidd

Driving on icy roads

The damp in the basement
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?
Kidd's second family

Her father

Foreigners

No one
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
Weak tea

Strong tea

White Russian cocktail

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 sports car

A van

A bicycle

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

Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd's mother

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