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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 do the dark figures represent who Emperor Jones sees in the woods?
(a) The souls of the people he has killed.
(b) His sins and evil deeds.
(c) The black people who came before him.
(d) His memories of his family.

2. What does Emperor Jones tell himself at the beginning of the third forest scene?
(a) That he is going to die.
(b) That he will go back and kill Jeff.
(c) That he is dreaming.
(d) That he has not seen any ghosts.

3. What does Emperor Jones do when he is invited, with a gesture, to join the figures he sees in the third forest scene?
(a) He picks up an imaginary shovel.
(b) He shoots at the figures.
(c) He leads the other prisoners in a revolt.
(d) He takes off his clothes.

4. Which literary device is employed in this first forest scene?
(a) Personification.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Literal meaning.
(d) Elegy.

5. Where is the play set?
(a) West Indies.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Florida Keys.
(d) Hispaniola.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the throne?

2. Where did Emperor Jones learn the ways of the white man?

3. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. How long has Jones been walking at the beginning of the second forest scene?

5. What are the figures carrying who Emperor Jones sees in the third forest scene?

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