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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the natives 'do right by' Emperor Jones?
(a) They reduced his imperial attitude to superstition and fear.
(b) They kill him in style.
(c) They let him live after he pleaded for forgiveness.
(d) They showed the same cruelty to him that he had shown them.

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

3. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of this first scene outside the palace?
(a) To the port.
(b) Into the forest.
(c) Back to the palace.
(d) To the beach.

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

5. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the sixth forest scene?
(a) Further into the forest.
(b) Back to the crossroads.
(c) He lies still, with his face to the ground.
(d) Back to the palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which literary device describes the increasing tempo of the tom-tom drumming?

2. Which literary term describes the structure of the first three forest scenes?

3. Who is the first character to enter in the final scene?

4. How do the figures that Emperor Jones sees in the forest move?

5. How have the tom-tom beats changed at the end of the sixth forest scene?

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