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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 the tone of the fifth forest scene change?
(a) From despair to redemptive ancestor-pride.
(b) From despair to abject horror.
(c) From dread to misery.
(d) From exhaustion to exhilaration.

2. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the fourth forest scene?
(a) To the port.
(b) Into a cave.
(c) Back to the palace.
(d) Back into the forest.

3. Who is the first character to appear on stage?
(a) An old woman.
(b) Smithers.
(c) Lem.
(d) Emperor Jones.

4. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' vision of Jeff?
(a) Catharsis.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Epiphany.
(d) Flashback.

5. Where is the play set?
(a) West Indies.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Hispaniola.
(d) Florida Keys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What does he say to their leader?

2. What color is Jones' uniform?

3. Who tried but failed to kill Emperor Jones?

4. Whose experience is Emperor Jones envisioning in the fifth forest scene?

5. How does the second forest scene open?

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