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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 are the forest scenes different from the opening scene in the palace?
(a) They are less realistic.
(b) They are more satirical.
(c) They lack the first scene's dark humor.
(d) They are more hyperbole.

2. Which term describes the tone of the fourth forest scene?
(a) Nightmare.
(b) Spectacle.
(c) Satyr play.
(d) Fantasy.

3. Why does Emperor Jones head for the forest at the end of the first scene?
(a) To avoid conflict with the natives.
(b) To distance himself from his own authority.
(c) To confront the natives.
(d) To outflank the natives.

4. How does Emperor Jones' flight recall his time in America?
(a) He lived in the forest there as well.
(b) He did not have the resources he needed then, either.
(c) He was always traveling as a salesman.
(d) He was always on the run from his wife and family.

5. What does the setting in the fifth forest scene represent?
(a) A prison cell.
(b) The hold of a slave ship.
(c) A graveyard.
(d) The barracks of a plantation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The allegorical appearance of figures can also be described as what literary device?

2. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the sixth forest scene?

3. What atmosphere does the drumming create during the fourth forest scene?

4. When does Emperor Jones notice the tom-tom?

5. What does Emperor Jones lose in the forest?

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