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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) The faint light of dawn lights the stage.
(b) A full moon lights the stage.
(c) The scene is lit fully by the daytime sun.
(d) Very little--the moon has not yet risen.

2. What does this third apparition tell us about Jones' past?
(a) That he was once a prison guard.
(b) That he was wrongly imprisoned.
(c) That he has had hallucinations in the past.
(d) That he remembers spending time on a chain gang.

3. What does Emperor Jones say at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?
(a) He pleads for mercy because of his suffering.
(b) He vows to kill Smithers.
(c) He is only moaning.
(d) He tells himself that he will be free.

4. When does Emperor Jones notice the tom-tom?
(a) When he cannot find his food.
(b) When he hears laughter in the forest.
(c) When he thinks he hears footsteps.
(d) When he fires his gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' speech to the figures he sees?

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

3. What is the tone of the scene at the edge of the forest?

4. What does Emperor Jones throw into the bushes?

5. Whom does Emperor Jones resemble in his dress in the fifth forest scene?

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