The Room Quizzes

The Room Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Room?
Harold Pinter

James Baldwin

Henry Woolf

William Shakespeare
2 Who narrates The Room?
Riley

Bert

Rose

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

France

United States

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

1957

1938

2001
5 What form does The Room take?
Novel

Play

Short story

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

Two

One

Three
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?
It is his first play

It is his last play

It is the only play he wrote with female characters

He plagiarized the plot from Shakespeare
9 What is the stage set as?
A basement

A room in a large house

Heaven

A hotel suite
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?
A novel

A magazine

The Bible

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

Bangers and mash

Bacon and eggs

Sausage and beans
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?
Comedy of manners

Tragicomedy

Drama

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

Winter

Summer

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?
Metaphor

There is no literary device at play

Metonymy

Simile
17 Which adjective best characterizes Rose?
Indifferent

Joyful

Anxious

Serene
18 What does Rose dislike about the basement?
People on the street can see in

It's too expensive

Damp walls

There is no basement
19 What are Rose's feelings about the bedsit she and Bert live in?
She wants to renovate it

She wishes it were colder

She hates it

She likes it
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

No one

Kidd's second family

Her father
22 What drink does Rose serve to Bert?
White Russian cocktail

Strong tea

Weak tea

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

Rose's lover

Rose's father

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

A van

A semi-truck and trailer

A bicycle
25 Who used to live in Rose's room?
Mr. Kidd's sister

Mr. Kidd's mother

The Sands

Mr. Kidd

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