The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?

James Baldwin

William Shakespeare

Harold Pinter

Henry Woolf
2 Who narrates The Room?

Riley

There is no narrator

Bert

Rose
3 In what country is The Room set?

Germany

United States

Britain

France
4 In what year was The Room first staged?

2001

1938

1957

1990
5 What form does The Room take?

Novel

Play

Feature film

Short story
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

Four

Three

One

Two
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Mr. Kidd

Riley

Rose

Bert
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 hotel suite

A basement

Heaven

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

Hammock

Gas stove

Window

Rocking chair
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?

A magazine

A car repair manual

A novel

The Bible
12 What does Rose cook in the opening scene?

Bangers and mash

Sausage and beans

Bacon and eggs

Oatmeal
13 When Rose says "it's murder" outside, it is an example of what literary device?

Literalism

Simile

Dramatic irony

Metaphor
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?

Political satire

Drama

Comedy of manners

Tragicomedy
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?

There is no literary device at play

Metaphor

Metonymy

Simile
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Anxious

Serene

Joyful

Indifferent
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?

It's too expensive

People on the street can see in

Damp walls

There is no basement
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?

She wants to renovate it

She hates it

She likes it

She wishes it were colder
20 What does Rose say "would have finished [Bert] off"?

Driving on icy roads

The damp in the basement

Mr. Kidd

Knowing about Riley
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?

Strong tea

White Russian cocktail

Weak tea

Black coffee
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?

Rose's brother

Rose's lover

Rose's landlord

Rose's father
24 Based on the text, what does Bert drive?

A sports car

A bicycle

A van

A semi-truck and trailer
25 Who used to live in Rose's room?

Mr. Kidd's sister

The Sands

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd

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