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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Emperor Jones learn the ways of the white man?
(a) A tracking and hunting outfit.
(b) A Pullman car.
(c) A real estate business.
(d) A welder on steam engines.

2. How long has Jones been walking at the beginning of the second forest scene?
(a) All night.
(b) A full day.
(c) Not long.
(d) Half a day.

3. Who is the first character to appear on stage?
(a) An old woman.
(b) Lem.
(c) Emperor Jones.
(d) Smithers.

4. What part does Emperor Jones play in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?
(a) He is leading a slave revolt.
(b) He is on trial.
(c) He is being punished.
(d) He is a slave being auctioned.

5. What atmosphere does the drumming create during the fourth forest scene?
(a) Artful beauty.
(b) Disorder and confusion.
(c) Blood-boiling desperation.
(d) Meditative calm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emperor Jones feel when he realizes his part in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?

2. What can we gather from the fact that Emperor Jones does not shoot anyone in the apparition in the fifth forest scene?

3. What is Emperor Jones afraid of at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?

4. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What happens when the leader of that group turns his back to Emperor Jones?

5. How do Emperor Jones and Smithers keep each other in their respective roles?

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