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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Emperor Jones return to the forest at the end of the second forest scene?
(a) Confidently.
(b) Wildly.
(c) Stealthily.
(d) Enthusiastically.

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

4. Where does the third forest scene begin?
(a) At a burial ground.
(b) At a well.
(c) At the palace.
(d) At a wide, flat road.

5. What do the dark figures represent who Emperor Jones sees in the woods?
(a) The souls of the people he has killed.
(b) His sins and evil deeds.
(c) The black people who came before him.
(d) His memories of his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Jones' uniform?

2. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What happens when Emperor Jones shoots at the leader?

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

4. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' speech to the figures he sees?

5. What is the setting where the play begins?

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