The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?

James Baldwin

Henry Woolf

Harold Pinter

William Shakespeare
2 Who narrates The Room?

Rose

There is no narrator

Riley

Bert
3 In what country is The Room set?

Britain

Germany

United States

France
4 In what year was The Room first staged?

1990

1938

2001

1957
5 What form does The Room take?

Play

Novel

Feature film

Short story
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

Four

One

Three

Two
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Mr. Kidd

Rose

Riley

Bert
8 What makes The Room significant within Pinter's body of work?

It is his last play

It is the only play he wrote with female characters

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is his first play
9 What is the stage set as?

A room in a large house

Heaven

A hotel suite

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

Hammock

Rocking chair

Gas stove

Window
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?

A novel

The Bible

A magazine

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?

Literalism

Metaphor

Simile

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

Comedy of manners

Political satire

Drama

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

Spring

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

Winter

Summer
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

Metaphor

Simile

Metonymy
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Indifferent

Anxious

Serene

Joyful
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?

People on the street can see in

It's too expensive

There is no basement

Damp walls
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

No one

Kidd's second family

Foreigners
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 father

Rose's brother

Rose's lover
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?

The Sands

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's sister

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