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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. Which term describes how Emperor Jones speaks after he leaves the palace?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Phillipic.
(c) Monologue.
(d) Soliloquy.

2. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Free.
(d) Fatigued.

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

4. What happens to the tom-tom drumming when Emperor Jones shoots at the apparition in the third forest scene?
(a) It gets closer.
(b) It gets quieter and less threatening.
(c) It changes rhythm again.
(d) The drummer himself appears onstage.

5. What does Emperor Jones throw into the bushes in the fourth forest scene?
(a) His gun.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His shirt.
(d) His jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smithers talk to the old woman about in the first scene?

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

3. Whose help does Emperor Jones ask for in the fourth forest scene?

4. What is the state of Emperor Jones' clothing as the fourth forest scene begins?

5. Of the people Emperor Jones sees in his vision in Act 1, Scene 4, one is in charge. What does he carry?

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