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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. Which literary term best approximates the sound Emperor Jones makes in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Ode.
(b) Dirge.
(c) Canticle.
(d) Chanson.

2. What is the setting of the sixth forest scene?
(a) A tangled forest.
(b) A crossroads.
(c) A beach.
(d) A clearing in the forest.

3. Which literary device describes the increasing tempo of the tom-tom drumming?
(a) Style.
(b) Tone.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Setting.

4. How does Emperor Jones feel after he has seen the black figures?
(a) He steels himself against his fears.
(b) He has collected his thoughts and he has a plan.
(c) He is confident and laughing about his luck.
(d) He is terrified and runs blindly into the forest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of gun does Emperor Jones carry?

2. What part does Emperor Jones play in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?

3. Someone enters the sixth forest scene with Emperor Jones. What does that figure represent to Emperor Jones?

4. What does Emperor Jones do when he comes on stage in the fourth forest scene?

5. How does Emperor Jones feel about the thing he throws into the bushes in the fourth forest scene?

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