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

2. What is Emperor Jones afraid of at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?
(a) Imminent capture.
(b) Lem.
(c) Formless fears.
(d) Starvation.

3. What happens when Emperor Jones first fires his gun in the forest?
(a) The tom-tom stops.
(b) He kills a crocodile.
(c) He kills one of the native leaders.
(d) The tom-tom gets louder and closer.

4. What does Emperor Jones hear in the forest?
(a) A tom-tom drum.
(b) Whispering natives.
(c) Laughing ghosts.
(d) Gunshots.

5. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the sixth forest scene?
(a) Back to the palace.
(b) Further into the forest.
(c) Back to the crossroads.
(d) He lies still, with his face to the ground.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of gun does Emperor Jones carry?

3. Whose help does Emperor Jones ask for in his final vision?

4. How have the tom-tom beats changed at the end of the sixth forest scene?

5. What do the natives mistakenly think about Emperor Jones?

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