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?

Bert

Rose

Riley

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

France

Britain

Germany

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

1957

1990

2001

1938
5 What form does The Room take?

Feature film

Play

Short story

Novel
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

Four

Two

Three

One
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Rose

Mr. Kidd

Bert

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

It is his last play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is the only play he wrote with female characters

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

A room in a large house

A basement

A hotel suite

Heaven
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 novel

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

Oatmeal

Bangers and mash

Sausage and beans

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

Literalism

Dramatic irony

Metaphor

Simile
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?

Tragicomedy

Comedy of manners

Drama

Political satire
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?

There is no literary device at play

Metaphor

Simile

Metonymy
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Indifferent

Joyful

Serene

Anxious
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?

People on the street can see in

There is no basement

It's too expensive

Damp walls
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?

She wants to renovate it

She hates it

She wishes it were colder

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

Knowing about Riley

The damp in the basement

Mr. Kidd

Driving on icy roads
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?

Her father

Foreigners

Kidd's second family

No one
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?

White Russian cocktail

Weak tea

Black coffee

Strong tea
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?

Rose's father

Rose's landlord

Rose's lover

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

A sports car

A van

A semi-truck and trailer

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

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd

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