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

2. Where does the third forest scene begin?
(a) At a wide, flat road.
(b) At a burial ground.
(c) At a well.
(d) At the palace.

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

4. How are the figures positioned in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?
(a) They are huddled together in a mass.
(b) They surround Jones like a hostile mob.
(c) They are seated with their backs against the forest walls.
(d) They are stacked the way slaves were stacked on slave ships.

5. Which term describes the tone of the fourth forest scene?
(a) Fantasy.
(b) Nightmare.
(c) Spectacle.
(d) Satyr play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role is Emperor Jones supposed to play in the other person in the sixth scene's plans?

2. What does this third apparition tell us about Jones' past?

3. How does Emperor Jones feel when he enters the sixth forest scene?

4. Whose help does Emperor Jones ask for in his final vision?

5. What color is the throne?

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