The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?

James Baldwin

Harold Pinter

Henry Woolf

William Shakespeare
2 Who narrates The Room?

Bert

Rose

Riley

There is no narrator
3 In what country is The Room set?

United States

France

Britain

Germany
4 In what year was The Room first staged?

1990

2001

1938

1957
5 What form does The Room take?

Short story

Feature film

Novel

Play
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

Two

Three

Four

One
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Mr. Kidd

Riley

Bert

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

It is the only play he wrote with female characters

It is his last play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

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

A basement

A hotel suite

Heaven

A room in a large house
10 Which is not an object featured as part of the set?

Hammock

Gas stove

Rocking chair

Window
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?

The Bible

A magazine

A car repair manual

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

Oatmeal

Bacon and eggs

Bangers and mash

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

Metaphor

Dramatic irony

Simile

Literalism
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?

Political satire

Comedy of manners

Drama

Tragicomedy
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?

Simile

Metonymy

There is no literary device at play

Metaphor
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Joyful

Serene

Indifferent

Anxious
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?

There is no basement

People on the street can see in

It's too expensive

Damp walls
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"?

The damp in the basement

Driving on icy roads

Mr. Kidd

Knowing about Riley
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?

Strong tea

Weak tea

Black coffee

White Russian cocktail
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?

Rose's landlord

Rose's lover

Rose's father

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

A van

A sports car

A semi-truck and trailer

A bicycle
25 Who used to live in Rose's room?

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's mother

The Sands

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