The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
William Shakespeare

Henry Woolf

James Baldwin

Harold Pinter
2 Who narrates The Room?
Bert

Riley

Rose

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

France

Britain

Germany
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
1938

1990

1957

2001
5 What form does The Room take?
Feature film

Short story

Play

Novel
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
Two

Three

One

Four
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Riley

Rose

Mr. Kidd

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

It is the only play he wrote with female characters

It is his first play

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

A basement

Heaven

A room in a large house
10 Which is not an object featured as part of the set?
Gas stove

Window

Hammock

Rocking chair
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?
A car repair manual

The Bible

A novel

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

Oatmeal

Bangers and mash

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

Simile

Literalism

Dramatic irony
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?
Drama

Tragicomedy

Comedy of manners

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

Spring

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

Summer
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

Metonymy

Metaphor
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Indifferent

Joyful

Serene

Anxious
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?
It's too expensive

People on the street can see in

There is no basement

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

She hates it

She wishes it were colder

She wants to renovate it
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?
No one

Kidd's second family

Her father

Foreigners
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
Weak tea

Strong tea

White Russian cocktail

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

Rose's landlord

Rose's brother

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

A sports car

A van

A bicycle
25 Who used to live in Rose's room?
The Sands

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's mother

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