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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. Which musical term describes the change in the sound of the tom-tom at the end of the fourth forest scene?
(a) Decrescendo.
(b) Crescendo.
(c) Sforzando.
(d) Pianissimo.

2. What does this third apparition tell us about Jones' past?
(a) That he has had hallucinations in the past.
(b) That he remembers spending time on a chain gang.
(c) That he was wrongly imprisoned.
(d) That he was once a prison guard.

3. How are the forest scenes different from the opening scene in the palace?
(a) They are more satirical.
(b) They are less realistic.
(c) They lack the first scene's dark humor.
(d) They are more hyperbole.

4. How does Emperor Jones return to the forest at the end of the second forest scene?
(a) Stealthily.
(b) Confidently.
(c) Enthusiastically.
(d) Wildly.

5. What is the tone of the scene at the edge of the forest?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Panic.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gestures to Emperor Jones to join the figures in the apparition?

2. What does Emperor Jones hear in the forest?

3. Is Emperor Jones moving any closer to freedom in the fifth forest scene?

4. How does Emperor Jones feel when he is orienting himself in the forest?

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

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