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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. 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) Pianissimo.
(d) Decrescendo.

2. Which term describes the figure of the crocodile in Emperor Jones' final vision?
(a) Theme.
(b) Fetish.
(c) Totem.
(d) Morpheme.

3. What color is the throne?
(a) Bright red with an orange cushion.
(b) Dark green with a green cushion.
(c) Jet black with a woven mat cushion.
(d) Ivory with an animal fur cushion.

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

5. What does Emperor Jones' flight recall to him?
(a) His flight in America.
(b) Running away from his parents' house.
(c) His time as a long-distance runner.
(d) An earlier native uprising.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emperor Jones' flight recall his time in America?

2. Why was Emperor Jones foolish to have fired his gun in the forest?

3. Why does Emperor Jones head for the forest at the end of the first scene?

4. What are the figures saying in Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?

5. What does Emperor Jones throw into the bushes in the fourth forest scene?

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