The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?

William Shakespeare

Henry Woolf

Harold Pinter

James Baldwin
2 Who narrates The Room?

Bert

Riley

Rose

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

Britain

Germany

United States

France
4 In what year was The Room first staged?

2001

1957

1990

1938
5 What form does The Room take?

Feature film

Play

Novel

Short story
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

Three

Four

One

Two
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Bert

Rose

Mr. Kidd

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

It is his first play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is his last play

It is the only play he wrote with female characters
9 What is the stage set as?

Heaven

A room in a large house

A basement

A hotel suite
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?

A magazine

The Bible

A car repair manual

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

Oatmeal

Bangers and mash

Bacon and eggs

Sausage and beans
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?

Comedy of manners

Political satire

Drama

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

Winter

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

Spring

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

Metonymy

Simile

Metaphor

There is no literary device at play
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Serene

Joyful

Anxious

Indifferent
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?

It's too expensive

There is no basement

People on the street can see in

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

She wants to renovate it

She likes it

She wishes it were colder

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

The damp in the basement

Driving on icy roads

Knowing about Riley

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

Her father

Foreigners

No one

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

Strong tea

Weak tea

Black coffee

White Russian cocktail
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?

Rose's brother

Rose's father

Rose's landlord

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

A bicycle

A semi-truck and trailer

A sports car

A van
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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