The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?

William Shakespeare

James Baldwin

Harold Pinter

Henry Woolf
2 Who narrates The Room?

There is no narrator

Bert

Riley

Rose
3 In what country is The Room set?

Britain

France

United States

Germany
4 In what year was The Room first staged?

1938

1957

1990

2001
5 What form does The Room take?

Play

Novel

Feature film

Short story
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

Two

Three

One

Four
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Mr. Kidd

Riley

Bert

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

It is his last play

It is his first play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

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?

Gas stove

Window

Rocking chair

Hammock
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?

A car repair manual

A novel

The Bible

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

Bacon and eggs

Oatmeal

Sausage and beans

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

Literalism

Dramatic irony

Simile

Metaphor
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?

Political satire

Tragicomedy

Drama

Comedy of manners
15 Based on context clues, during which season is the play most likely set?

Summer

The play is set near the equator, so the weather is always the same

Spring

Winter
16 When Rose says that food will "keep the cold out," it is an example of what literary device?

Simile

There is no literary device at play

Metaphor

Metonymy
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Joyful

Serene

Anxious

Indifferent
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?

Damp walls

People on the street can see in

It's too expensive

There is no basement
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?

She hates it

She wants to renovate it

She likes it

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

Driving on icy roads

Knowing about Riley

Mr. Kidd

The damp in the basement
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?

Kidd's second family

Her father

Foreigners

No one
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?

Black coffee

Weak tea

White Russian cocktail

Strong tea
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?

Rose's father

Rose's lover

Rose's brother

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

A semi-truck and trailer

A bicycle

A van

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

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd

The Sands

Mr. Kidd's sister

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