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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. Which literary term describes the interaction between Emperor Jones' voice and the voices of the figures in his vision in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Harmony.
(c) Syncopation.
(d) Dissonance.

2. What is the state of Emperor Jones' clothing as the fourth forest scene begins?
(a) Proud and imperial.
(b) Primitive and proud.
(c) Natty and neat.
(d) Dirty and tattered.

3. How do Emperor Jones and Smithers keep each other in their respective roles?
(a) They agree to share power.
(b) They plot together against the medicine man.
(c) They kill each other's enemies.
(d) They know secrets about each other.

4. How does Emperor Jones say he killed Jeff?
(a) With a razor.
(b) With his hands.
(c) He threw him off a train.
(d) With a gun.

5. What is the throne in the palace made of?
(a) Uncut wood.
(b) Ivory.
(c) Pearls and jewels.
(d) Precious metals and stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Emperor Jones resemble in his dress in the fifth forest scene?

2. Which character is the first to appear in the second scene in the forest?

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

4. How is the apparition in the fourth forest scene different from the previous apparitions?

5. How do the figures move in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?

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