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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Emperor Jones look for the food he buried?
(a) In the hollow of a tree.
(b) In a cave.
(c) Under a white rock.
(d) In a clearing.

3. What does Emperor Jones lose in the forest?
(a) His gun.
(b) His bearings.
(c) His past.
(d) His memory.

4. Who gestures to Emperor Jones to join the figures in the apparition?
(a) Smithers.
(b) The guard.
(c) One of the prisoners.
(d) The witch doctor.

5. What appears to Emperor Jones in the first scene in the forest?
(a) The witch doctor.
(b) Black formless fears.
(c) Native soldiers.
(d) His memory of a slave auction.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the second forest scene open?

2. How well has Emperor Jones prepared for his flight from the palace?

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

4. What is the basis for Smithers' authority in the palace?

5. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' vision of Jeff?

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