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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where have all the natives gone when the play is just beginning?
(a) To the hills.
(b) To the USA.
(c) To the beach.
(d) To the palace.

2. How do the figures move in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Calmly, as if they were reassuring him.
(b) Violently, as if they were being tortured.
(c) Rhythmically, as if they were rowing.
(d) In a frenzy, as if they were dancing.

3. Whose help does Emperor Jones ask for in his final vision?
(a) Lem.
(b) The witch doctor.
(c) The Lord.
(d) Smithers.

4. What does Emperor Jones say at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?
(a) He tells himself that he will be free.
(b) He is only moaning.
(c) He pleads for mercy because of his suffering.
(d) He vows to kill Smithers.

5. What does Emperor Jones lose in the forest?
(a) His memory.
(b) His bearings.
(c) His past.
(d) His gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the figures carrying who Emperor Jones sees in the third forest scene?

2. Which rhetorical term describes Emperor Jones' request for assistance?

3. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' work in the third forest scene?

4. How did the natives 'do right by' Emperor Jones?

5. What makes Emperor Jones laugh at the beginning of the second forest scene?

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