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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. Whose experience is Emperor Jones envisioning in the fifth forest scene?
(a) His own.
(b) Smithers'.
(c) His ancestors'.
(d) Jeff's.

2. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Free.
(c) Fatigued.
(d) Terrified.

3. What has the forest come to symbolize over the course of the five forest scenes so far?
(a) The chaos at the heart of the universe.
(b) Emperor Jones' racial history.
(c) The redemptive fecundity of nature.
(d) The darkness in the heart of men.

4. What does Emperor Jones tell himself at the beginning of the third forest scene?
(a) That he is going to die.
(b) That he has not seen any ghosts.
(c) That he will go back and kill Jeff.
(d) That he is dreaming.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What appears to Emperor Jones in the first scene in the forest?

2. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What happens when the leader of that group turns his back to Emperor Jones?

3. How well has Emperor Jones prepared for his flight from the palace?

4. What is Emperor Jones afraid of at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?

5. What can we gather from the fact that Emperor Jones does not shoot anyone in the apparition in the fifth forest scene?

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