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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. Which literary term describes the structure of the first three forest scenes?
(a) Vignettes.
(b) Dialogues.
(c) Monologues.
(d) Catharses.

2. Where does the fifth forest scene open?
(a) In a clearing in the forest.
(b) At a crossroads in the forest.
(c) In an overgrown part of the forest.
(d) In the palace.

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

4. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Free.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Fatigued.

5. Which literary device is employed in this first forest scene?
(a) Personification.
(b) Elegy.
(c) Literal meaning.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Emperor Jones foolish to have fired his gun in the forest?

3. What does Jones do when he appears at the beginning of the third forest scene?

4. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What happens when Emperor Jones shoots at the leader?

5. What does Emperor Jones see in the fifth forest scene?

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