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?

Bert

Rose

There is no narrator

Riley
3 In what country is The Room set?

Germany

Britain

United States

France
4 In what year was The Room first staged?

1990

2001

1957

1938
5 What form does The Room take?

Feature film

Play

Novel

Short story
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

One

Two

Three

Four
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Riley

Mr. Kidd

Rose

Bert
8 What makes The Room significant within Pinter's body of work?

It is his first play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is the only play he wrote with female characters

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

A hotel suite

A room in a large house

A basement

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

Hammock

Rocking chair

Gas stove

Window
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?

A magazine

A car repair manual

The Bible

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

Oatmeal

Sausage and beans

Bangers and mash

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

Literalism

Dramatic irony

Simile

Metaphor
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?

Political satire

Comedy of manners

Drama

Tragicomedy
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

Simile

Metonymy

Metaphor
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Serene

Joyful

Anxious

Indifferent
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?

Damp walls

People on the street can see in

It's too expensive

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

She hates it

She likes it

She wishes it were colder

She wants to renovate it
20 What does Rose say "would have finished [Bert] off"?

The damp in the basement

Driving on icy roads

Mr. Kidd

Knowing about Riley
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?

Kidd's second family

Her father

Foreigners

No one
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?

White Russian cocktail

Strong tea

Weak tea

Black coffee
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?

Rose's lover

Rose's landlord

Rose's brother

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

A sports car

A van

A bicycle

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

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's sister

The Sands

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