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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 does the sixth forest scene tell us about Emperor Jones' wanderings?
(a) He has finally made it to a place of safety.
(b) He has traveled to the place where the natives will find him.
(c) He has eluded his pursuers, and knows where to run to.
(d) He is far away from the palace and totally disoriented.

2. How does Emperor Jones' flight recall his time in America?
(a) He did not have the resources he needed then, either.
(b) He was always traveling as a salesman.
(c) He lived in the forest there as well.
(d) He was always on the run from his wife and family.

3. What does Emperor Jones do when he is invited, with a gesture, to join the figures he sees in the third forest scene?
(a) He shoots at the figures.
(b) He leads the other prisoners in a revolt.
(c) He picks up an imaginary shovel.
(d) He takes off his clothes.

4. How have the tom-tom beats changed at the end of the sixth forest scene?
(a) They are louder and faster than ever.
(b) They are starting to get further away.
(c) They are muffled now.
(d) They are essentially a constant wall of sound.

5. How does Emperor Jones dispel his final vision?
(a) He prays for forgiveness.
(b) He blinks his eyes and shakes his head and the vision disappears.
(c) He shoots the crocodile.
(d) He strangles the person who would harm him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emperor Jones sees figures in the forest. What do they seem to know?

2. What is the setting of the sixth forest scene?

3. How well has Emperor Jones prepared for his flight from the palace?

4. What does Emperor Jones do once he sees his part in the vision in the fourth forest scene?

5. What structure predominates over the sixth forest scene?

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