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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. Where does the fifth forest scene open?
(a) In the palace.
(b) In an overgrown part of the forest.
(c) At a crossroads in the forest.
(d) In a clearing in the forest.

2. How does Emperor Jones free himself from the vision he sees in the fifth forest scene?
(a) He shoots the slave driver.
(b) He shoots the auctioneer.
(c) He kills the prison guard.
(d) He overpowers the others with his wailing.

3. What does Emperor Jones feel when he realizes his part in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?
(a) Desperate.
(b) Repentant.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Powerful.

4. What is the irony at the end of Emperor Jones?
(a) Jones had run away from imprisonment in America, and then he died of his freedom in the West Indies.
(b) Jones had always claimed to be immortal, but the natives threatened his life and he showed them that he was afraid of death.
(c) Jones manipulated the natives by saying that he could only be killed by a silver bullet, but they killed him with a silver bullet after all.
(d) Jones swore that he could only be killed by a silver bullet, but he died of self-inflicted injuries and exhaustion.

5. How does Emperor Jones feel when he is orienting himself in the forest?
(a) Reflective.
(b) Panicked.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Warlike.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' work in the third forest scene?

2. Which term describes the figure of the crocodile in Emperor Jones' final vision?

3. Which rhetorical term describes Emperor Jones' request for assistance?

4. What has the forest come to symbolize over the course of the five forest scenes so far?

5. What is the state of Emperor Jones' clothing as the fourth forest scene begins?

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