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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the second forest scene open?
(a) The moon sets.
(b) The sun rises.
(c) The sun sets.
(d) The moon rises.

2. How does Emperor Jones free himself from the vision he sees in the fifth forest scene?
(a) He kills the prison guard.
(b) He shoots the slave driver.
(c) He overpowers the others with his wailing.
(d) He shoots the auctioneer.

3. What are the figures saying in Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?
(a) They are asking him to free them.
(b) They are demanding an end to their suffering.
(c) They are moaning along with him.
(d) They are telling him to run until he is free.

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

5. What wrongdoing does Emperor Jones admit to in the fourth forest scene?
(a) Cheating at cards and craps.
(b) Killing Jeff and the prison guard.
(c) Running out on his wife and kids.
(d) Lying to the natives about his powers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Emperor Jones dispel his final vision?

3. How does Emperor Jones say he killed Jeff?

4. How has time progressed in Emperor Jones' first five visions?

5. What is Emperor Jones afraid of at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?

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