The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
James Baldwin

Henry Woolf

Harold Pinter

William Shakespeare
2 Who narrates The Room?
There is no narrator

Bert

Rose

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

France

Britain

Germany
4 In what year was The Room first staged?
1990

1957

2001

1938
5 What form does The Room take?
Short story

Play

Novel

Feature film
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
Three

One

Four

Two
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Riley

Bert

Rose

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?
Heaven

A hotel suite

A basement

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

Hammock

Rocking chair

Window
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?
A car repair manual

A magazine

The Bible

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

Bangers and mash

Sausage and beans

Oatmeal
13 When Rose says "it's murder" outside, it is an example of what literary device?
Metaphor

Literalism

Dramatic irony

Simile
14 What genre label best applies to The Room?
Political satire

Comedy of manners

Tragicomedy

Drama
15 Based on context clues, during which season is the play most likely set?
The play is set near the equator, so the weather is always the same

Summer

Spring

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

There is no literary device at play

Metaphor

Metonymy
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Serene

Anxious

Indifferent

Joyful
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?
Damp walls

There is no basement

It's too expensive

People on the street can see in
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"?
Knowing about Riley

Mr. Kidd

The damp in the basement

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

Her father

Kidd's second family

No one
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
Strong tea

Weak tea

White Russian cocktail

Black coffee
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?
Rose's brother

Rose's lover

Rose's father

Rose's landlord
24 Based on the text, what does Bert drive?
A bicycle

A sports car

A van

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

Mr. Kidd

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd's mother

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