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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. Which term describes the development of the plot of Emperor Jones?
(a) Kuntzleroman.
(b) Comedy.
(c) Bildungsroman.
(d) Tragedy.

2. Of the people Emperor Jones sees in his vision in Act 1, Scene 4, one is in charge. What does he carry?
(a) A pick.
(b) A shovel.
(c) Dice.
(d) A whip.

3. Why does Emperor Jones head for the forest at the end of the first scene?
(a) To outflank the natives.
(b) To confront the natives.
(c) To distance himself from his own authority.
(d) To avoid conflict with the natives.

4. What does Emperor Jones hear in the forest?
(a) A tom-tom drum.
(b) Whispering natives.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) Laughing ghosts.

5. What does Emperor Jones' flight recall to him?
(a) An earlier native uprising.
(b) His flight in America.
(c) Running away from his parents' house.
(d) His time as a long-distance runner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the second forest scene open?

2. How do the figures move in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?

3. Which religion predominates in Emperor Jones' final vision?

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

5. What is the first thing Emperor Jones asks Smithers?

(see the answer key)

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