The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
William Shakespeare

James Baldwin

Henry Woolf

Harold Pinter
2 Who narrates The Room?
Rose

Bert

There is no narrator

Riley
3 In what country is The Room set?
France

Germany

United States

Britain
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
1938

1957

2001

1990
5 What form does The Room take?
Short story

Feature film

Play

Novel
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
Three

One

Four

Two
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Riley

Bert

Mr. Kidd

Rose
8 What makes The Room significant within Pinter's body of work?
He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is his last play

It is his first play

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

A hotel suite

A basement

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

Gas stove

Window

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

A novel

A car repair manual

A magazine
12 What does Rose cook in the opening scene?
Bangers and mash

Sausage and beans

Bacon and eggs

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

Metaphor

Literalism

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

Drama

Tragicomedy

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?
Metaphor

Metonymy

Simile

There is no literary device at play
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Indifferent

Serene

Joyful

Anxious
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?
Damp walls

It's too expensive

There is no basement

People on the street can see in
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?
She hates it

She likes it

She wants to renovate it

She wishes it were colder
20 What does Rose say "would have finished [Bert] off"?
The damp in the basement

Mr. Kidd

Knowing about Riley

Driving on icy roads
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

Black coffee

Weak tea

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

Rose's landlord

Rose's brother

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

A semi-truck and trailer

A sports car

A bicycle
25 Who used to live in Rose's room?
Mr. Kidd's sister

The Sands

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd

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