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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Emperor Jones learn the ways of the white man?
(a) A welder on steam engines.
(b) A tracking and hunting outfit.
(c) A real estate business.
(d) A Pullman car.

2. Whose help does Emperor Jones ask for in the fourth forest scene?
(a) Lem's.
(b) God's.
(c) Smithers'.
(d) Jeff's.

3. What does Emperor Jones lose in the forest?
(a) His memory.
(b) His bearings.
(c) His past.
(d) His gun.

4. What color is the throne?
(a) Dark green with a green cushion.
(b) Jet black with a woven mat cushion.
(c) Bright red with an orange cushion.
(d) Ivory with an animal fur cushion.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Emperor Jones say he killed Jeff?

3. What apparition does Emperor Jones see in this fourth forest scene?

4. What part does Emperor Jones play in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?

5. Who are the figures Emperor Jones sees working in this third forest scene?

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