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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 do the natives mistakenly think about Emperor Jones?
(a) He is a runaway felon.
(b) He has mysterious powers.
(c) He is a murderer.
(d) He is a god.

2. What is the setting of the sixth forest scene?
(a) A tangled forest.
(b) A crossroads.
(c) A clearing in the forest.
(d) A beach.

3. What does Emperor Jones say at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?
(a) He pleads for mercy because of his suffering.
(b) He tells himself that he will be free.
(c) He is only moaning.
(d) He vows to kill Smithers.

4. What does Emperor Jones throw into the bushes?
(a) His jacket and spurs.
(b) His food.
(c) His striped pants.
(d) His gun.

5. Whose help does Emperor Jones ask for in the fourth forest scene?
(a) God's.
(b) Lem's.
(c) Smithers'.
(d) Jeff's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which answer represents the setting when the last scene opens?

2. Which literary term defines Jeff's apparition?

3. What is the basis for Smithers' authority in the palace?

4. Which musical term describes the change in the sound of the tom-tom at the end of the fourth forest scene?

5. What is Jeff wearing when Emperor Jones sees him?

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