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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. How much light is there in the scene where Emperor Jones sees the formless black figures?
(a) The scene is lit fully by the daytime sun.
(b) A full moon lights the stage.
(c) The faint light of dawn lights the stage.
(d) Very little--the moon has not yet risen.

2. What color is Jones' uniform?
(a) Light blue with a red stripe.
(b) Blue with gold chevrons.
(c) White with gold chevrons.
(d) Black with gold stripes.

3. Emperor Jones tell the natives that only one person can kill him--who is that?
(a) Smithers.
(b) The ghost of Jeff.
(c) The witch doctor.
(d) Emperor Jones himself.

4. What does Emperor Jones do after he shoots at the apparition in the third forest scene?
(a) He heads back to the palace.
(b) He flees into the forest.
(c) He looks around for food.
(d) He celebrates his freedom.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Emperor Jones rings for the servants?

4. Which literary term defines Jeff's apparition?

5. Where does the third forest scene begin?

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