The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
Henry Woolf

Harold Pinter

James Baldwin

William Shakespeare
2 Who narrates The Room?
Riley

There is no narrator

Bert

Rose
3 In what country is The Room set?
France

United States

Germany

Britain
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
2001

1938

1957

1990
5 What form does The Room take?
Novel

Feature film

Play

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

Three

Four

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

Rose

Bert

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 last play

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

Heaven

A room in a large house

A basement
10 Which is not an object featured as part of the set?
Window

Hammock

Rocking chair

Gas stove
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

Sausage and beans

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

Metaphor

Literalism

Simile
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?
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?
Metaphor

Simile

There is no literary device at play

Metonymy
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Anxious

Joyful

Serene

Indifferent
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 wishes it were colder

She wants to renovate it

She hates it

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

The damp in the basement

Mr. Kidd

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

Kidd's second family

No one

Her father
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
Black coffee

Weak tea

White Russian cocktail

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

Rose's lover

Rose's brother

Rose's father
24 Based on the text, what does Bert drive?
A bicycle

A van

A sports car

A semi-truck and trailer
25 Who used to live in Rose's room?
Mr. Kidd's mother

The Sands

Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's sister

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