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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. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of this first scene outside the palace?
(a) To the beach.
(b) Back to the palace.
(c) Into the forest.
(d) To the port.

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

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

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

5. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the fifth forest scene?
(a) Back toward the palace.
(b) Toward the light.
(c) He stays put.
(d) Further into the forest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Emperor Jones feel at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?

3. Who gestures to Emperor Jones to join the figures in the apparition?

4. What makes Emperor Jones laugh at the beginning of the second forest scene?

5. Which statement describes the eyes of the figures whom Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene?

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