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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. What are the figures carrying who Emperor Jones sees in the third forest scene?
(a) Bows and arrows.
(b) Bodies.
(c) Picks and shovels.
(d) Guns and shields.

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

3. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Fatigued.
(c) Free.
(d) Relieved.

4. Which religion predominates in Emperor Jones' final vision?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Born again Christianity.
(c) Voodoo.
(d) Buddhism.

5. Where have all the natives gone when the play is just beginning?
(a) To the palace.
(b) To the beach.
(c) To the USA.
(d) To the hills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emperor Jones dispel his final vision?

2. Where does the fifth forest scene open?

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

4. What does Emperor Jones lose in the forest?

5. What is the setting where the play begins?

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