The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
Henry Woolf

James Baldwin

William Shakespeare

Harold Pinter
2 Who narrates The Room?
There is no narrator

Bert

Rose

Riley
3 In what country is The Room set?
France

Germany

United States

Britain
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
1990

1938

1957

2001
5 What form does The Room take?
Novel

Play

Feature film

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

Three

Four

Two
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Riley

Mr. Kidd

Bert

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

It is his first play

It is the only play he wrote with female characters

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare
9 What is the stage set as?
A room in a large house

A hotel suite

A basement

Heaven
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?
The Bible

A novel

A magazine

A car repair manual
12 What does Rose cook in the opening scene?
Bacon and eggs

Bangers and mash

Sausage and beans

Oatmeal
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?
Drama

Political satire

Tragicomedy

Comedy of manners
15 Based on context clues, during which season is the play most likely set?
Summer

Spring

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

Winter
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

Simile

Metaphor

Metonymy
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Anxious

Joyful

Indifferent

Serene
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?
People on the street can see in

There is no basement

Damp walls

It's too expensive
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"?
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

Kidd's second family

Foreigners

No one
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
Black coffee

Weak tea

White Russian cocktail

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

Rose's brother

Rose's landlord

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

A van

A semi-truck and trailer

A bicycle
25 Who used to live in Rose's room?
Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd's sister

The Sands

Mr. Kidd

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