The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
William Shakespeare

Harold Pinter

Henry Woolf

James Baldwin
2 Who narrates The Room?
Rose

Riley

There is no narrator

Bert
3 In what country is The Room set?
France

Britain

Germany

United States
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
1938

2001

1990

1957
5 What form does The Room take?
Feature film

Short story

Play

Novel
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
Four

Two

Three

One
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Riley

Mr. Kidd

Rose

Bert
8 What makes The Room significant within Pinter's body of work?
It is his first play

It is the only play he wrote with female characters

It is his last play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare
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 car repair manual

A magazine

The Bible

A novel
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?
Metaphor

Dramatic irony

Literalism

Simile
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?
Political satire

Drama

Tragicomedy

Comedy of manners
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

Summer

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

There is no literary device at play

Metonymy

Simile
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Serene

Indifferent

Joyful

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

People on the street can see in

It's too expensive

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

Mr. Kidd

Knowing about Riley

Driving on icy roads
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?
Foreigners

Her father

No one

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

Strong tea

Weak tea

Black coffee
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?
Rose's landlord

Rose's father

Rose's brother

Rose's lover
24 Based on the text, what does Bert drive?
A semi-truck and trailer

A sports car

A bicycle

A van
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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