The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
William Shakespeare

Harold Pinter

James Baldwin

Henry Woolf
2 Who narrates The Room?
Riley

There is no narrator

Rose

Bert
3 In what country is The Room set?
Britain

United States

France

Germany
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
2001

1938

1957

1990
5 What form does The Room take?
Short story

Novel

Play

Feature film
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
One

Four

Three

Two
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Bert

Riley

Mr. Kidd

Rose
8 What makes The Room significant within Pinter's body of work?
It is his last play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is his first play

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

A room in a large house

A hotel suite

A basement
10 Which is not an object featured as part of the set?
Window

Hammock

Gas stove

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

A novel

A car repair manual

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

Bacon and eggs

Oatmeal

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

Metaphor

Literalism

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

Tragicomedy

Comedy of manners

Drama
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?
Indifferent

Serene

Joyful

Anxious
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 hates it

She wants to renovate it

She likes it

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

Driving on icy roads

The damp in the basement

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

No one

Foreigners

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

Black coffee

Strong tea

White Russian cocktail
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?
Rose's brother

Rose's landlord

Rose's father

Rose's lover
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?
Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd's sister

The Sands

Mr. Kidd

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