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

2. What are the figures carrying who Emperor Jones sees in the third forest scene?
(a) Bodies.
(b) Guns and shields.
(c) Bows and arrows.
(d) Picks and shovels.

3. What does the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fourth forest scene tell us about the development of the play?
(a) It is no longer personal to Jones' guilt.
(b) It will end in Emperor Jones' death.
(c) It is manifesting Emperor Jones' deepest memories.
(d) It is progressing according to the natives' prophecies.

4. Someone enters the sixth forest scene with Emperor Jones. What does that figure represent to Emperor Jones?
(a) The spirit of justice.
(b) The spirit of the earth.
(c) The forces of evil.
(d) Divine forgiveness.

5. What apparition does Emperor Jones see in this fourth forest scene?
(a) A slave auction.
(b) A prison scene.
(c) A trial in court.
(d) A slave uprising.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of help does Emperor Jones ask for in the fourth forest scene?

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

3. How does the tone of the fifth forest scene change?

4. The allegorical appearance of figures can also be described as what literary device?

5. What part does Emperor Jones play in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?

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