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

2. How does Emperor Jones feel about the thing he throws into the bushes in the fourth forest scene?
(a) He is relieved to throw away his shirt because it is wet.
(b) He is reluctant to lose his shoes, which were once patent leather.
(c) He is glad to be rid of his jacket, which is no longer useful.
(d) He is sad to give up his gun because he has no more bullets.

3. What atmosphere does the drumming create during the fourth forest scene?
(a) Artful beauty.
(b) Meditative calm.
(c) Blood-boiling desperation.
(d) Disorder and confusion.

4. The black figures that Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene are amused by what?
(a) Emperor Jones' panic.
(b) Emperor Jones' gun.
(c) Emperor Jones' language.
(d) Emperor Jones' clothing.

5. How does Emperor Jones free himself from the vision he sees in the fifth forest scene?
(a) He kills the prison guard.
(b) He shoots the slave driver.
(c) He overpowers the others with his wailing.
(d) He shoots the auctioneer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emperor Jones feel when he is orienting himself in the forest?

2. What does Emperor Jones hear in the forest?

3. How does Emperor Jones return to the forest at the end of the second forest scene?

4. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What does he say to their leader?

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

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