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

2. What happens to Emperor Jones when he sees the apparition in the third forest scene?
(a) He faints.
(b) He stammers.
(c) His hands shake.
(d) His eyes bulge.

3. How has time progressed in Emperor Jones' first five visions?
(a) Forward to the current state of American blacks.
(b) Back to Jones' personal origins.
(c) Back to the beginning of slavery.
(d) Back to American blacks' roots in Africa.

4. What does Jones do when he appears at the beginning of the third forest scene?
(a) He encounters the witch doctor.
(b) He stops to catch his breath.
(c) He sees Jeff's apparition.
(d) He runs about wildly.

5. What happens to the tom-tom drumming when Emperor Jones shoots at the apparition in the third forest scene?
(a) It changes rhythm again.
(b) The drummer himself appears onstage.
(c) It gets quieter and less threatening.
(d) It gets closer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emperor Jones lose in the forest?

2. How well has Emperor Jones prepared for his flight from the palace?

3. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What happens when the leader of that group turns his back to Emperor Jones?

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

5. Of the people Emperor Jones sees in his vision in Act 1, Scene 4, one is in charge. What does he carry?

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