The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
James Baldwin

William Shakespeare

Harold Pinter

Henry Woolf
2 Who narrates The Room?
Rose

There is no narrator

Riley

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

Britain

Germany

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

1938

2001

1990
5 What form does The Room take?
Novel

Short story

Feature film

Play
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
Four

One

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?
It is his last play

It is his first play

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare

It is the only play he wrote with female characters
9 What is the stage set as?
A room in a large house

Heaven

A hotel suite

A basement
10 Which is not an object featured as part of the set?
Rocking chair

Gas stove

Window

Hammock
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?
Sausage and beans

Oatmeal

Bangers and mash

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

Literalism

Simile

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

Political satire

Tragicomedy

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

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

Spring

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

Metaphor

There is no literary device at play

Metonymy
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Anxious

Indifferent

Joyful

Serene
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?
There is no basement

It's too expensive

Damp walls

People on the street can see in
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?
She wishes it were colder

She hates it

She wants to renovate it

She likes it
20 What does Rose say "would have finished [Bert] off"?
The damp in the basement

Driving on icy roads

Knowing about Riley

Mr. Kidd
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?
Foreigners

No one

Kidd's second family

Her father
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
Black coffee

Weak tea

Strong tea

White Russian cocktail
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?
Rose's lover

Rose's landlord

Rose's brother

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

A semi-truck and trailer

A bicycle

A van
25 Who used to live in Rose's room?
Mr. Kidd's mother

The Sands

Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd

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