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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. How are the figures arranged in Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Bounding back and forth across the stage.
(b) Dancing in a circle.
(c) Arranged in symmetrical rows.
(d) Gathered around the altar.

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

3. How has Emperor Jones changed in the first four scenes?
(a) He has more power to deal with things.
(b) He is more and more imperial in his status.
(c) He is wiser and more thoughtful about his responsibilities.
(d) He has lost his confidence and his regal bearing.

4. What does Emperor Jones lose in the forest?
(a) His bearings.
(b) His memory.
(c) His gun.
(d) His past.

5. Who does Emperor Jones see after he talks to himself when he enters in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) A chain gang.
(b) Jeff.
(c) The natives.
(d) A marketplace full of slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Emperor Jones afraid of at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?

2. How are the figures positioned in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?

3. What happens to the tom-tom drumming when Emperor Jones shoots at the apparition in the third forest scene?

4. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of this first scene outside the palace?

5. How much light is there in the scene where Emperor Jones sees the formless black figures?

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