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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 much light is there in the scene where Emperor Jones sees the formless black figures?
(a) Very little--the moon has not yet risen.
(b) The faint light of dawn lights the stage.
(c) A full moon lights the stage.
(d) The scene is lit fully by the daytime sun.

2. How are the figures positioned in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?
(a) They surround Jones like a hostile mob.
(b) They are huddled together in a mass.
(c) They are seated with their backs against the forest walls.
(d) They are stacked the way slaves were stacked on slave ships.

3. How does the tone of the fifth forest scene change?
(a) From exhaustion to exhilaration.
(b) From despair to redemptive ancestor-pride.
(c) From dread to misery.
(d) From despair to abject horror.

4. 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.

5. How does Emperor Jones feel when he is orienting himself in the forest?
(a) Panicked.
(b) Reflective.
(c) Warlike.
(d) Nostalgic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the figures carrying who Emperor Jones sees in the third forest scene?

2. Who does Emperor Jones see after he talks to himself when he enters in Act 1, Scene 4?

3. Which literary term describes the interaction between Emperor Jones' voice and the voices of the figures in his vision in the fifth forest scene?

4. How does Emperor Jones feel at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?

5. What happens when Emperor Jones first fires his gun in the forest?

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