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

2. How much light is there in the scene where Emperor Jones sees the formless black figures?
(a) The scene is lit fully by the daytime sun.
(b) The faint light of dawn lights the stage.
(c) Very little--the moon has not yet risen.
(d) A full moon lights the stage.

3. Which musical term describes the change in the sound of the tom-tom at the end of the fourth forest scene?
(a) Crescendo.
(b) Sforzando.
(c) Decrescendo.
(d) Pianissimo.

4. Who does Emperor Jones stand in for in the fourth forest scene?
(a) All black men.
(b) All slave buyers.
(c) All black American men.
(d) All slaves.

5. What does Emperor Jones feel when he realizes his part in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?
(a) Desperate.
(b) Repentant.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Vengeful.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the tom-tom drumming when Emperor Jones shoots at the apparition in the third forest scene?

3. Which literary term best approximates the sound Emperor Jones makes in the fifth forest scene?

4. What does the omnipresence of the tom-tom drumming tell us about Emperor Jones' state of mind?

5. Where does Emperor Jones look for the food he buried?

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