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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Smithers say that Emperor Jones came into his position?
(a) An election.
(b) A military coup.
(c) A silver bullet.
(d) A power-sharing deal.

2. Who does Emperor Jones stand in for in the fourth forest scene?
(a) All black American men.
(b) All black men.
(c) All slave buyers.
(d) All slaves.

3. How do the figures that Emperor Jones sees in the forest move?
(a) They seethe and boil like an ocean.
(b) They run on long legs.
(c) They walk on long tentacles.
(d) They try to stand but fall over.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which literary style describes the scenes in which Emperor Jones sees apparitions?

3. How does Emperor Jones feel at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?

4. How long does Jones think he has been walking at the beginning of the second forest scene?

5. What does Emperor Jones do when he comes on stage in the fourth forest scene?

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