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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. Of the people Emperor Jones sees in his vision in Act 1, Scene 4, one is in charge. What does he carry?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A whip.
(c) Dice.
(d) A pick.

2. Who is the first character to enter in the final scene?
(a) Lem and his soldiers.
(b) Smithers.
(c) Emperor Jones.
(d) The witch doctor.

3. What is the setting of the sixth forest scene?
(a) A clearing in the forest.
(b) A crossroads.
(c) A tangled forest.
(d) A beach.

4. How do the figures that Emperor Jones sees in the forest move?
(a) They try to stand but fall over.
(b) They run on long legs.
(c) They walk on long tentacles.
(d) They seethe and boil like an ocean.

5. Which term describes the development of the plot of Emperor Jones?
(a) Bildungsroman.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Kuntzleroman.
(d) Comedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gestures to Emperor Jones to join the figures in the apparition?

2. How is the apparition in the fourth forest scene different from the previous apparitions?

3. Which literary term best approximates the sound Emperor Jones makes in the fifth forest scene?

4. How does Emperor Jones feel when he is orienting himself in the forest?

5. What provision has Emperor Jones made in case of uprising?

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