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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. How has Emperor Jones helped Smithers?
(a) By killing the man who was cheating Smithers.
(b) By installing him as Emperor.
(c) By hiring him.
(d) By freeing him from jail.

2. How has Emperor Jones changed in the first four scenes?
(a) He is more and more imperial in his status.
(b) He has more power to deal with things.
(c) He is wiser and more thoughtful about his responsibilities.
(d) He has lost his confidence and his regal bearing.

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?
(a) Jones runs into the forest.
(b) Jones acts as if to hit him with a shovel.
(c) Jones acts as if to slit his throat.
(d) Jones shoots him with the silver bullet.

4. Which term describes the tone of the fourth forest scene?
(a) Satyr play.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Nightmare.
(d) Spectacle.

5. What provision has Emperor Jones made in case of uprising?
(a) He put Smithers in charge of security.
(b) He stockpiled weapons in the palace.
(c) He buried food in the forest.
(d) He trained an elite security force.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the state of Emperor Jones' clothing as the fourth forest scene begins?

2. How is the apparition in the fourth forest scene different from the previous apparitions?

3. How does the beat of the tom-tom change at the end of Act 1, Scene 5?

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

5. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' vision of Jeff?

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