The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
William Shakespeare

Henry Woolf

James Baldwin

Harold Pinter
2 Who narrates The Room?
Rose

Bert

Riley

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

France

Germany

United States
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
2001

1938

1957

1990
5 What form does The Room take?
Short story

Feature film

Novel

Play
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
Two

One

Four

Three
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?
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?
Heaven

A basement

A room in a large house

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

Window

Gas stove

Hammock
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?
Sausage and beans

Bacon and eggs

Bangers and mash

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

Simile

Dramatic irony

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

Drama

Comedy of manners

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

Spring

Winter

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?
There is no literary device at play

Simile

Metonymy

Metaphor
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Serene

Anxious

Joyful

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 likes it

She wants to renovate it

She hates it

She wishes it were colder
20 What does Rose say "would have finished [Bert] off"?
Driving on icy roads

Knowing about Riley

The damp in the basement

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

Her father

No one

Kidd's second family
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
White Russian cocktail

Weak tea

Black coffee

Strong tea
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 sports car

A semi-truck and trailer

A bicycle

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

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd

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