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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the second forest scene open?
(a) The sun sets.
(b) The sun rises.
(c) The moon rises.
(d) The moon sets.

2. How does Emperor Jones return to the forest at the end of the second forest scene?
(a) Wildly.
(b) Enthusiastically.
(c) Stealthily.
(d) Confidently.

3. What is Jeff wearing when Emperor Jones sees him?
(a) A loincloth.
(b) Jones' old clothes.
(c) A loincloth and cartridge belt.
(d) A Pullman porter's suit.

4. What does Emperor Jones' flight recall to him?
(a) Running away from his parents' house.
(b) An earlier native uprising.
(c) His flight in America.
(d) His time as a long-distance runner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which literary term defines Jeff's apparition?

2. What does Emperor Jones decide to do after he rings for the servants?

3. What atmosphere does the tom-tom drumming create?

4. Which term describes how Emperor Jones speaks after he leaves the palace?

5. What is the setting where the play begins?

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