The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?

Henry Woolf

James Baldwin

Harold Pinter

William Shakespeare
2 Who narrates The Room?

Bert

Riley

Rose

There is no narrator
3 In what country is The Room set?

United States

France

Germany

Britain
4 In what year was The Room first staged?

1990

2001

1957

1938
5 What form does The Room take?

Novel

Short story

Feature film

Play
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

Four

Three

One

Two
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Rose

Mr. Kidd

Riley

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

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is his first play

It is his last 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 hotel suite

A basement

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

Rocking chair

Window

Hammock

Gas stove
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?

The Bible

A magazine

A novel

A car repair manual
12 What does Rose cook in the opening scene?

Oatmeal

Sausage and beans

Bacon and eggs

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

Dramatic irony

Literalism

Metaphor

Simile
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?

Drama

Tragicomedy

Comedy of manners

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

Summer

Spring

Winter

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

Metaphor

Metonymy

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

Serene

Anxious

Joyful

Indifferent
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?

There is no basement

People on the street can see in

Damp walls

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

The damp in the basement

Knowing about Riley

Driving on icy roads
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 landlord

Rose's father

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

A bicycle

A van

A semi-truck and trailer

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

The Sands

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd

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