The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?

Henry Woolf

William Shakespeare

Harold Pinter

James Baldwin
2 Who narrates The Room?

There is no narrator

Rose

Riley

Bert
3 In what country is The Room set?

France

Germany

Britain

United States
4 In what year was The Room first staged?

1990

1938

1957

2001
5 What form does The Room take?

Feature film

Short story

Play

Novel
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

Three

Two

One

Four
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Mr. Kidd

Rose

Bert

Riley
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 his last play

It is the only play he wrote with female characters
9 What is the stage set as?

A basement

A hotel suite

A room in a large house

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

Rocking chair

Window

Gas stove

Hammock
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?

The Bible

A car repair manual

A novel

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

Bangers and mash

Sausage and beans

Oatmeal

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

Simile

Literalism

Metaphor

Dramatic irony
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?

Tragicomedy

Drama

Political satire

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

Winter

Summer

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?

Simile

Metonymy

There is no literary device at play

Metaphor
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Joyful

Indifferent

Anxious

Serene
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 wishes it were colder

She likes it

She wants to renovate it

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

Mr. Kidd

Knowing about Riley

The damp in the basement

Driving on icy roads
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?

No one

Kidd's second family

Her father

Foreigners
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?

Weak tea

Black coffee

White Russian cocktail

Strong tea
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?

Rose's lover

Rose's landlord

Rose's father

Rose's brother
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 sister

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd

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