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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 Jeff say when Emperor Jones speaks to him?
(a) He vows revenge.
(b) He predicts Jones' death.
(c) He does not respond.
(d) He accuses Jones of killing him.

2. What atmosphere does the tom-tom drumming create?
(a) Lingering regret.
(b) Savage anger.
(c) Celebration.
(d) Impending doom.

3. Why does Emperor Jones head for the forest at the end of the first scene?
(a) To avoid conflict with the natives.
(b) To confront the natives.
(c) To distance himself from his own authority.
(d) To outflank the natives.

4. What does Emperor Jones do to make Jeff disappear?
(a) Dances around it.
(b) Yells at it.
(c) Begs for forgiveness.
(d) Shoots at it.

5. What is Jeff doing when Emperor Jones sees him?
(a) Threatening to shoot Jones.
(b) Running through the forest.
(c) Shooting craps.
(d) Shooting a prison guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Emperor Jones changed in the first four scenes?

2. Who is the first character to appear on stage?

3. What does this third apparition tell us about Jones' past?

4. Which literary device describes the increasing tempo of the tom-tom drumming?

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

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