The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?

James Baldwin

William Shakespeare

Henry Woolf

Harold Pinter
2 Who narrates The Room?

Riley

Bert

Rose

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

Britain

France

Germany

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

1938

1957

1990

2001
5 What form does The Room take?

Play

Novel

Feature film

Short story
6 How many acts does The Room contain?

Three

One

Four

Two
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?

Bert

Rose

Mr. Kidd

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

It is his first play

It is his last play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

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

Heaven

A hotel suite

A basement

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

Window

Hammock

Rocking chair

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

A magazine

The Bible

A novel

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

Oatmeal

Bangers and mash

Sausage and beans

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

Simile

Metaphor

Literalism

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

Comedy of manners

Political satire

Drama

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

Spring

Winter

The play is set near the equator, so the weather is always the same

Summer
16 When Rose says that food will "keep the cold out," it is an example of what literary device?

Metonymy

There is no literary device at play

Metaphor

Simile
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?

Joyful

Serene

Anxious

Indifferent
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?

There is no basement

It's too expensive

People on the street can see in

Damp walls
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?

She wants to renovate it

She likes it

She hates it

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

Mr. Kidd

The damp in the basement

Driving on icy roads

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

No one

Her father

Foreigners

Kidd's second family
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?

White Russian cocktail

Weak tea

Black coffee

Strong tea
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?

Rose's landlord

Rose's lover

Rose's brother

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

A bicycle

A semi-truck and trailer

A sports car

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

Mr. Kidd's mother

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd

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