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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. How does the tom-tom drumming change at the end of the second forest scene?
(a) It gets angrier.
(b) It gets faster and closer.
(c) It fades to quiet.
(d) It gets further away.

2. What does Emperor Jones throw into the bushes?
(a) His jacket and spurs.
(b) His striped pants.
(c) His gun.
(d) His food.

3. How does Emperor Jones return to the forest at the end of the second forest scene?
(a) Confidently.
(b) Wildly.
(c) Enthusiastically.
(d) Stealthily.

4. Which literary device describes the increasing tempo of the tom-tom drumming?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Setting.
(c) Style.
(d) Tone.

5. How has time progressed in Emperor Jones' first five visions?
(a) Back to American blacks' roots in Africa.
(b) Forward to the current state of American blacks.
(c) Back to the beginning of slavery.
(d) Back to Jones' personal origins.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The allegorical appearance of figures can also be described as what literary device?

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

4. Whose help does Emperor Jones ask for in the fourth forest scene?

5. What happens to the tom-tom drumming when Emperor Jones shoots at the apparition in the third forest scene?

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