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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 does Emperor Jones decide to do after he rings for the servants?
(a) Burn the palace down.
(b) Head for the hills.
(c) Fortify the palace.
(d) Send the army into the hills for the natives.

2. What are the figures saying in Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?
(a) They are telling him to run until he is free.
(b) They are asking him to free them.
(c) They are moaning along with him.
(d) They are demanding an end to their suffering.

3. How does Jeff's appearance affect Jones' flight?
(a) He makes Jones desperate to escape from himself.
(b) He feels that if he can just escape from the island he will be safe.
(c) He feels that he will not escape from his past, no matter how far he runs.
(d) He thinks that he can go back to America and make everything right.

4. How far away was Emperor Jones' would-be assassin when the gun misfired?
(a) 10 feet.
(b) Point blank.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Emperor Jones rings for the servants?

3. What does Emperor Jones' flight recall to him?

4. How does Emperor Jones dispel his final vision?

5. 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?

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