The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
Harold Pinter

William Shakespeare

Henry Woolf

James Baldwin
2 Who narrates The Room?
There is no narrator

Rose

Riley

Bert
3 In what country is The Room set?
United States

France

Britain

Germany
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
1957

2001

1938

1990
5 What form does The Room take?
Feature film

Novel

Short story

Play
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
One

Four

Two

Three
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Riley

Rose

Bert

Mr. Kidd
8 What makes The Room significant within Pinter's body of work?
He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is his last play

It is his first play

It is the only play he wrote with female characters
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?
Window

Gas stove

Hammock

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

A novel

The Bible

A car repair manual
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?
Dramatic irony

Simile

Literalism

Metaphor
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?
Comedy of manners

Tragicomedy

Political satire

Drama
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?
Metonymy

Simile

Metaphor

There is no literary device at play
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Joyful

Anxious

Serene

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

Damp walls

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 wants to renovate it

She wishes it were colder

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

Mr. Kidd

Driving on icy roads

The damp in the basement
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?
Her father

No one

Kidd's second family

Foreigners
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
White Russian cocktail

Black coffee

Strong tea

Weak tea
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?
Rose's brother

Rose's father

Rose's landlord

Rose's lover
24 Based on the text, what does Bert drive?
A semi-truck and trailer

A van

A bicycle

A sports car
25 Who used to live in Rose's room?
Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's mother

The Sands

Mr. Kidd's sister

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