The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
James Baldwin

William Shakespeare

Henry Woolf

Harold Pinter
2 Who narrates The Room?
Riley

There is no narrator

Rose

Bert
3 In what country is The Room set?
France

Britain

United States

Germany
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
1990

1957

1938

2001
5 What form does The Room take?
Novel

Short story

Play

Feature film
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
One

Three

Two

Four
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Riley

Rose

Mr. Kidd

Bert
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 first play

It is his last play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare
9 What is the stage set as?
A room in a large house

Heaven

A basement

A hotel suite
10 Which is not an object featured as part of the set?
Window

Rocking chair

Hammock

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

A magazine

A novel

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

Oatmeal

Bangers and mash

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

Simile

Metaphor

Literalism
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?
Drama

Political satire

Tragicomedy

Comedy of manners
15 Based on context clues, during which season is the play most likely set?
Winter

Spring

Summer

The play is set near the equator, so the weather is always the same
16 When Rose says that food will "keep the cold out," it is an example of what literary device?
Metaphor

There is no literary device at play

Simile

Metonymy
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Joyful

Serene

Anxious

Indifferent
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?
People on the street can see in

Damp walls

There is no basement

It's too expensive
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?
She wishes it were colder

She wants to renovate it

She hates it

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

Knowing about Riley

Driving on icy roads

The damp in the basement
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?
Foreigners

Her father

Kidd's second family

No one
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
Strong tea

White Russian cocktail

Weak tea

Black coffee
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 sports car

A semi-truck and trailer

A van

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

Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd's sister

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