The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
James Baldwin

Henry Woolf

William Shakespeare

Harold Pinter
2 Who narrates The Room?
Rose

Riley

Bert

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

United States

France

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

1957

2001

1990
5 What form does The Room take?
Novel

Play

Feature film

Short story
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
Three

Two

Four

One
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Mr. Kidd

Bert

Rose

Riley
8 What makes The Room significant within Pinter's body of work?
It is the only play he wrote with female characters

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is his first play

It is his last play
9 What is the stage set as?
A basement

Heaven

A room in a large house

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

Window

Hammock

Rocking chair
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?
Bangers and mash

Oatmeal

Bacon and eggs

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

Comedy of manners

Political satire

Tragicomedy
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

Winter

Summer

Spring
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?
Serene

Indifferent

Anxious

Joyful
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?
It's too expensive

People on the street can see in

There is no basement

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

She hates it

She likes it

She wants to renovate it
20 What does Rose say "would have finished [Bert] off"?
The damp in the basement

Knowing about Riley

Driving on icy roads

Mr. Kidd
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?
No one

Foreigners

Her father

Kidd's second family
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
Black coffee

Strong tea

Weak tea

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

Rose's landlord

Rose's father

Rose's lover
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

The Sands

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd's mother

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