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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the dark figures who Emperor Jones sees in the forest know?
(a) They predict his future.
(b) They do not say anything.
(c) They tell him to leave.
(d) They tell him where to go.

2. What happens to Emperor Jones when he sees the apparition in the third forest scene?
(a) His eyes bulge.
(b) His hands shake.
(c) He faints.
(d) He stammers.

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

4. What does Emperor Jones tell himself at the beginning of the third forest scene?
(a) That he is dreaming.
(b) That he will go back and kill Jeff.
(c) That he is going to die.
(d) That he has not seen any ghosts.

5. What is the tone of Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Anxiety and apprehension.
(b) Jubilation and homecoming.
(c) Melancholy and despair.
(d) Sadness and grieving.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Which literary term describes the structure of the first three forest scenes?

3. Where does the third forest scene begin?

4. Which term describes how Emperor Jones speaks after he leaves the palace?

5. How has Emperor Jones changed in the first four scenes?

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