The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
James Baldwin

Harold Pinter

Henry Woolf

William Shakespeare
2 Who narrates The Room?
Riley

Rose

Bert

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?
2001

1957

1990

1938
5 What form does The Room take?
Play

Feature film

Short story

Novel
6 How many acts does The Room contain?
One

Two

Four

Three
7 Who is the protagonist of The Room?
Mr. Kidd

Riley

Bert

Rose
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 the only play he wrote with female characters

It is his last play
9 What is the stage set as?
A basement

A room in a large house

A hotel suite

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

Gas stove

Rocking chair

Window
11 What does Bert read in the opening scene?
A magazine

A novel

The Bible

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?
Literalism

Dramatic irony

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

Spring

Summer

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?
Joyful

Serene

Anxious

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 hates it

She wants to renovate it

She wishes it were colder

She likes it
20 What does Rose say "would have finished [Bert] off"?
Driving on icy roads

The damp in the basement

Knowing about Riley

Mr. Kidd
21 Who does Rose guess might be living in the basement?
Kidd's second family

No one

Her father

Foreigners
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
Black coffee

Strong tea

White Russian cocktail

Weak tea
23 Who is Mr. Kidd?
Rose's father

Rose's landlord

Rose's lover

Rose's brother
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?
Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd

The Sands

Mr. Kidd's mother

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