The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
Harold Pinter

Henry Woolf

James Baldwin

William Shakespeare
2 Who narrates The Room?
Rose

Bert

There is no narrator

Riley
3 In what country is The Room set?
Germany

United States

France

Britain
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
1957

1990

2001

1938
5 What form does The Room take?
Novel

Feature film

Play

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

One

Three

Four
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Bert

Mr. Kidd

Rose

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

It is his first play

It is the only play he wrote with female characters

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

A room in a large house

A hotel suite

Heaven
10 Which is not an object featured as part of the set?
Gas stove

Rocking chair

Window

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

A car repair manual

A novel

A magazine
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

Comedy of manners

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

Winter

Spring

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

Metaphor

Metonymy
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Joyful

Serene

Indifferent

Anxious
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?
There is no basement

It's too expensive

Damp walls

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 wants to renovate it

She wishes it were colder

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

The damp in the basement

Driving on icy roads

Knowing about Riley
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?
Her father

Kidd's second family

No one

Foreigners
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
White Russian cocktail

Black coffee

Weak tea

Strong tea
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?
Rose's brother

Rose's father

Rose's lover

Rose's landlord
24 Based on the text, what does Bert drive?
A sports car

A bicycle

A semi-truck and trailer

A van
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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