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

2. How has Emperor Jones' appearance changed since the scene with the black figures?
(a) He is practically naked.
(b) He is more composed and neater.
(c) He is all wet.
(d) He is dirtier and less majestic.

3. Is Emperor Jones moving any closer to freedom in the fifth forest scene?
(a) He is trading freedom for responsibility.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) He is losing freedom, but gaining wisdom.

4. Someone enters the sixth forest scene with Emperor Jones. What does that figure represent to Emperor Jones?
(a) Divine forgiveness.
(b) The spirit of the earth.
(c) The spirit of justice.
(d) The forces of evil.

5. What does the omnipresence of the tom-tom drumming tell us about Emperor Jones' state of mind?
(a) That he is dreaming all of this.
(b) That he will no longer swindle the natives.
(c) That he is a passive participant in his life now.
(d) That he cannot escape from this situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has changed about Emperor Jones' appearance as the fifth forest scene begins?

2. Which literary term defines Jeff's apparition?

3. How does the tom-tom drumming change at the end of the second forest scene?

4. What do the dark figures represent who Emperor Jones sees in the woods?

5. What does Emperor Jones do when he comes on stage in the fourth forest scene?

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