The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
James Baldwin

Henry Woolf

William Shakespeare

Harold Pinter
2 Who narrates The Room?
There is no narrator

Riley

Rose

Bert
3 In what country is The Room set?
Germany

United States

France

Britain
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
1957

2001

1990

1938
5 What form does The Room take?
Short story

Play

Feature film

Novel
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
Two

Three

One

Four
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Bert

Mr. Kidd

Rose

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

It is his last play

It is the only play he wrote with female characters

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare
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?
Hammock

Window

Gas stove

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

A car repair manual

The Bible

A novel
12 What does Rose cook in the opening scene?
Oatmeal

Bangers and mash

Bacon and eggs

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

Dramatic irony

Literalism

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

Winter

Summer

Spring
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?
Serene

Indifferent

Anxious

Joyful
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?
It's too expensive

People on the street can see in

Damp walls

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"?
Driving on icy roads

Mr. Kidd

Knowing about Riley

The damp in the basement
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?
No one

Kidd's second family

Her father

Foreigners
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
Weak tea

Strong tea

Black coffee

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

Rose's landlord

Rose's lover

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

A bicycle

A sports car

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

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd

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