The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?

William Shakespeare

Harold Pinter

Henry Woolf

James Baldwin
2 Who narrates The Room?

There is no narrator

Riley

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

1990

1957
5 What form does The Room take?

Novel

Play

Feature film

Short story
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

Three

One

Four

Two
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Rose

Bert

Riley

Mr. Kidd
8 What makes The Room significant within Pinter's body of work?

It is his last play

It is his first play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

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

Heaven

A hotel suite

A room in a large house

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

Rocking chair

Window

Hammock

Gas stove
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?

A novel

A magazine

A car repair manual

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

Sausage and beans

Bangers and mash

Bacon and eggs

Oatmeal
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

Drama

Comedy of manners
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

Spring

Summer

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

Simile

There is no literary device at play

Metaphor

Metonymy
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Joyful

Indifferent

Serene

Anxious
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?

There is no basement

Damp walls

People on the street can see in

It's too expensive
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?

She hates it

She wishes it were colder

She wants to renovate it

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

Knowing about Riley

The damp in the basement

Driving on icy roads

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

Kidd's second family

Foreigners

Her father

No one
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?

Black coffee

Strong tea

Weak tea

White Russian cocktail
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?

Rose's brother

Rose's lover

Rose's landlord

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

A semi-truck and trailer

A van

A sports car

A bicycle
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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