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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. Which literary term best approximates the sound Emperor Jones makes in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Canticle.
(b) Dirge.
(c) Chanson.
(d) Ode.

2. How does Emperor Jones feel after he has seen the black figures?
(a) He steels himself against his fears.
(b) He has collected his thoughts and he has a plan.
(c) He is terrified and runs blindly into the forest.
(d) He is confident and laughing about his luck.

3. Which musical term describes the change in the sound of the tom-tom at the end of the fourth forest scene?
(a) Crescendo.
(b) Decrescendo.
(c) Sforzando.
(d) Pianissimo.

4. What is the setting where the play begins?
(a) In a Pullman car.
(b) In the forest.
(c) In an American slave auction.
(d) In the interior of a palace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose experience is Emperor Jones envisioning in the fifth forest scene?

2. Who tried but failed to kill Emperor Jones?

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

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

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

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