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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 is Emperor Jones afraid of at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?
(a) Imminent capture.
(b) Formless fears.
(c) Lem.
(d) Starvation.

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

3. What does the omnipresence of the tom-tom drumming tell us about Emperor Jones' state of mind?
(a) That he cannot escape from this situation.
(b) That he will no longer swindle the natives.
(c) That he is dreaming all of this.
(d) That he is a passive participant in his life now.

4. What is the tone of the scene at the edge of the forest?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Panic.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Humor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the tone of the fifth forest scene change?

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

3. Which statement describes the eyes of the figures whom Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene?

4. What does this third apparition tell us about Jones' past?

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

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