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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. Is Emperor Jones moving any closer to freedom in the fifth forest scene?
(a) No.
(b) He is losing freedom, but gaining wisdom.
(c) Yes.
(d) He is trading freedom for responsibility.

2. What are the figures saying in Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?
(a) They are telling him to run until he is free.
(b) They are demanding an end to their suffering.
(c) They are moaning along with him.
(d) They are asking him to free them.

3. Of the people Emperor Jones sees in his vision in Act 1, Scene 4, one is in charge. What does he carry?
(a) A whip.
(b) Dice.
(c) A pick.
(d) A shovel.

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

5. How does Emperor Jones free himself from the vision he sees in the fifth forest scene?
(a) He shoots the auctioneer.
(b) He kills the prison guard.
(c) He shoots the slave driver.
(d) He overpowers the others with his wailing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which literary term describes the structure of the first three forest scenes?

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

4. When does Emperor Jones notice the tom-tom?

5. What does Emperor Jones say at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?

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