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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the tom-tom drumming when Emperor Jones shoots at the apparition in the third forest scene?
(a) It changes rhythm again.
(b) It gets quieter and less threatening.
(c) It gets closer.
(d) The drummer himself appears onstage.

2. What does Emperor Jones see in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Chained slaves at a slave auction.
(b) Shackled prisoners.
(c) Shackled slaves on a slave ship.
(d) Chained prisoners on a chain gang.

3. How well has Emperor Jones prepared for his flight from the palace?
(a) He has hidden the supplies that will get him to safety.
(b) He has more than enough supplies to get him to safety.
(c) He knows where to find what he needs in the forest.
(d) He underestimated what he would need.

4. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the fifth forest scene?
(a) Toward the light.
(b) Back toward the palace.
(c) Further into the forest.
(d) He stays put.

5. What does Emperor Jones do when he is invited, with a gesture, to join the figures he sees in the third forest scene?
(a) He takes off his clothes.
(b) He leads the other prisoners in a revolt.
(c) He shoots at the figures.
(d) He picks up an imaginary shovel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which literary device is employed in this first forest scene?

2. What does the setting in the fifth forest scene represent?

3. How do the figures move in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?

4. What happens when Emperor Jones first fires his gun in the forest?

5. What happens to Emperor Jones when he sees the apparition in the third forest scene?

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