The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
Harold Pinter

William Shakespeare

Henry Woolf

James Baldwin
2 Who narrates The Room?
Rose

There is no narrator

Riley

Bert
3 In what country is The Room set?
Britain

France

Germany

United States
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
1957

1990

2001

1938
5 What form does The Room take?
Novel

Feature film

Short story

Play
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
Four

Three

Two

One
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Rose

Riley

Mr. Kidd

Bert
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 hotel suite

Heaven

A room in a large house

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

Window

Gas stove

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

The Bible

A novel

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

Sausage and beans

Oatmeal

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

Literalism

Simile

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

Drama

Comedy of manners

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?
Metonymy

Simile

Metaphor

There is no literary device at play
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

Damp walls

It's too expensive

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

She hates it

She wishes it were colder

She wants to renovate 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

Foreigners

No one

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

Strong tea

Weak tea

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

Rose's brother

Rose's lover

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

A semi-truck and trailer

A bicycle

A sports car
25 Who used to live in Rose's room?
Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's sister

The Sands

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