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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 is the first thing Emperor Jones asks Smithers?
(a) Where everyone is.
(b) Who the old woman's children are.
(c) What did he do wrong.
(d) Why white men are always in charge.

2. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' work in the third forest scene?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Excursus.
(c) Miming.
(d) Fencing.

3. Which literary device describes the increasing tempo of the tom-tom drumming?
(a) Tone.
(b) Style.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Setting.

4. 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) Relieved.
(d) Free.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the figures Emperor Jones sees working in this third forest scene?

2. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What happens when Emperor Jones shoots at the leader?

3. What does the omnipresence of the tom-tom drumming tell us about Emperor Jones' state of mind?

4. What does Emperor Jones tell himself at the beginning of the third forest scene?

5. What happens to lift Emperor Jones' spirits at the beginning of the second forest scene?

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