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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. How is the apparition in the fourth forest scene different from the previous apparitions?
(a) This apparation takes place underwater.
(b) This apparition unfolds backwards in time.
(c) The apparition is not from Emperor Jones' personal experience.
(d) The apparition is not dispelled with a gunshot.

2. When does Emperor Jones notice the tom-tom?
(a) When he cannot find his food.
(b) When he thinks he hears footsteps.
(c) When he hears laughter in the forest.
(d) When he fires his gun.

3. Where does Emperor Jones look for the food he buried?
(a) In the hollow of a tree.
(b) Under a white rock.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In a clearing.

4. Someone enters the sixth forest scene with Emperor Jones. What does that figure represent to Emperor Jones?
(a) Divine forgiveness.
(b) The spirit of the earth.
(c) The spirit of justice.
(d) The forces of evil.

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 shoots at the figures.
(b) He picks up an imaginary shovel.
(c) He leads the other prisoners in a revolt.
(d) He takes off his clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting where the play begins?

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

3. What does Jeff say when Emperor Jones speaks to him?

4. How has the beat of the tom-tom changed when the second forest scene opens?

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

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