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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Jones' uniform?
(a) Black with gold stripes.
(b) White with gold chevrons.
(c) Blue with gold chevrons.
(d) Light blue with a red stripe.

2. What does Emperor Jones hear in the forest?
(a) A tom-tom drum.
(b) Whispering natives.
(c) Laughing ghosts.
(d) Gunshots.

3. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the fourth forest scene?
(a) To the port.
(b) Into a cave.
(c) Back to the palace.
(d) Back into the forest.

4. How are the forest scenes different from the opening scene in the palace?
(a) They are more hyperbole.
(b) They lack the first scene's dark humor.
(c) They are more satirical.
(d) They are less realistic.

5. What is the throne in the palace made of?
(a) Uncut wood.
(b) Pearls and jewels.
(c) Precious metals and stones.
(d) Ivory.

Short Answer Questions

1. The black figures that Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene are amused by what?

2. How does Emperor Jones feel at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?

3. What does Emperor Jones feel when he sees Jeff in the second forest scene?

4. What happens to lift Emperor Jones' spirits at the beginning of the second forest scene?

5. What structure predominates over the sixth forest scene?

(see the answer key)

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