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

There is no narrator

Riley

Bert
3 In what country is The Room set?
Germany

France

United States

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

1990

2001

1957
5 What form does The Room take?
Short story

Feature film

Play

Novel
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
Three

Two

One

Four
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

It is his first play

It is his last play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare
9 What is the stage set as?
A basement

A room in a large house

A hotel suite

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

Rocking chair

Hammock

Gas stove
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?
The Bible

A car repair manual

A magazine

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

Bangers and mash

Oatmeal

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

Metaphor

Dramatic irony

Simile
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?
Tragicomedy

Drama

Comedy of manners

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

Winter

Spring

The play is set near the equator, so the weather is always the same
16 When Rose says that food will "keep the cold out," it is an example of what literary device?
There is no literary device at play

Metonymy

Metaphor

Simile
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Serene

Indifferent

Joyful

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

It's too expensive

Damp walls

People on the street can see in
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"?
Mr. Kidd

Driving on icy roads

Knowing about Riley

The damp in the basement
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?
Strong tea

Black coffee

Weak tea

White Russian cocktail
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?
Rose's lover

Rose's landlord

Rose's father

Rose's brother
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?
The Sands

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's mother

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