The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
James Baldwin

Harold Pinter

William Shakespeare

Henry Woolf
2 Who narrates The Room?
There is no narrator

Rose

Bert

Riley
3 In what country is The Room set?
Germany

United States

France

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

1957

2001

1938
5 What form does The Room take?
Feature film

Novel

Play

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

Two

One

Three
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 the only play he wrote with female characters

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is his first play
9 What is the stage set as?
A room in a large house

A basement

Heaven

A hotel suite
10 Which is not an object featured as part of the set?
Gas stove

Hammock

Window

Rocking chair
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?
Oatmeal

Bangers and mash

Sausage and beans

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

Literalism

Dramatic irony

Metaphor
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?
Drama

Comedy of manners

Tragicomedy

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

Summer

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

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

Metonymy

There is no literary device at play

Simile
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Joyful

Serene

Anxious

Indifferent
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?
Damp walls

People on the street can see in

There is no basement

It's too expensive
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?
She hates it

She wishes it were colder

She wants to renovate it

She likes it
20 What does Rose say "would have finished [Bert] off"?
Knowing about Riley

Driving on icy roads

The damp in the basement

Mr. Kidd
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

White Russian cocktail

Weak tea

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

Rose's father

Rose's lover

Rose's brother
24 Based on the text, what does Bert drive?
A van

A bicycle

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's sister

Mr. Kidd

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