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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the setting in the fifth forest scene represent?
(a) The hold of a slave ship.
(b) The barracks of a plantation.
(c) A prison cell.
(d) A graveyard.

2. What is Jeff wearing when Emperor Jones sees him?
(a) Jones' old clothes.
(b) A loincloth and cartridge belt.
(c) A loincloth.
(d) A Pullman porter's suit.

3. Where does the fourth forest scene begin?
(a) A crossroads in the plain.
(b) In front of the palace.
(c) In a cave.
(d) A clearing in the forest.

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

5. What are the figures carrying who Emperor Jones sees in the third forest scene?
(a) Bodies.
(b) Picks and shovels.
(c) Guns and shields.
(d) Bows and arrows.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the third forest scene begin?

3. What is the state of Emperor Jones' clothing as the fourth forest scene begins?

4. What color is Jones' uniform?

5. Which literary device is employed in this first forest scene?

(see the answer key)

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