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

2. Where have all the natives gone when the play is just beginning?
(a) To the USA.
(b) To the hills.
(c) To the palace.
(d) To the beach.

3. Which statement describes the eyes of the figures whom Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene?
(a) They are deformed.
(b) They are angry.
(c) They are blind.
(d) They glow.

4. Why was Emperor Jones foolish to have fired his gun in the forest?
(a) The natives will know where he is.
(b) He is ruining the palace.
(c) He is killing natives and angering native leaders.
(d) He is wasting his last remaining bullets.

5. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of this first scene outside the palace?
(a) To the port.
(b) Back to the palace.
(c) To the beach.
(d) Into the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeff say when Emperor Jones speaks to him?

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

3. What has changed about Emperor Jones' appearance as the fifth forest scene begins?

4. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fourth forest scene tell us about the development of the play?

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