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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 has changed about Emperor Jones' appearance as the fifth forest scene begins?
(a) He is beginning to resemble a native cheiftan.
(b) His pants are so tattered that he seems to be wearing only a loincloth.
(c) He is practically naked because his clothes are so tattered.
(d) He looks like a native god.

2. What does Emperor Jones see in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Shackled prisoners.
(b) Shackled slaves on a slave ship.
(c) Chained slaves at a slave auction.
(d) Chained prisoners on a chain gang.

3. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of this first scene outside the palace?
(a) To the port.
(b) Into the forest.
(c) Back to the palace.
(d) To the beach.

4. Which term describes how Emperor Jones speaks after he leaves the palace?
(a) Monologue.
(b) Phillipic.
(c) Soliloquy.
(d) Dialogue.

5. Which statement describes the eyes of the figures whom Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene?
(a) They glow.
(b) They are deformed.
(c) They are blind.
(d) They are angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What happens when the leader of that group turns his back to Emperor Jones?

2. How do the figures move in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?

3. What is the tone of Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?

4. The allegorical appearance of figures can also be described as what literary device?

5. What literary term describes Emperor Jones' language when he shoots at the apparition?

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