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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 Emperor Jones say he killed Jeff?
(a) With his hands.
(b) With a gun.
(c) He threw him off a train.
(d) With a razor.

2. What can we gather from the fact that Emperor Jones does not shoot anyone in the apparition in the fifth forest scene?
(a) The figures' despair is ongoing.
(b) He is so weak that he cannot shoot anyone.
(c) He is strong enough that he can escape without a gun.
(d) He is saving his last silver bullet for himself.

3. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Fatigued.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Free.
(d) Relieved.

4. How do the figures that Emperor Jones sees in the forest move?
(a) They walk on long tentacles.
(b) They run on long legs.
(c) They seethe and boil like an ocean.
(d) They try to stand but fall over.

5. What does the omnipresence of the tom-tom drumming tell us about Emperor Jones' state of mind?
(a) That he is a passive participant in his life now.
(b) That he cannot escape from this situation.
(c) That he will no longer swindle the natives.
(d) That he is dreaming all of this.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the sixth forest scene?

2. How much light is there in the scene where Emperor Jones sees the formless black figures?

3. What does Emperor Jones lose in the forest?

4. Is the apparition in the fourth forest scene from Emperor Jones' past?

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

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