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

2. What is the setting where the play begins?
(a) In an American slave auction.
(b) In a Pullman car.
(c) In the forest.
(d) In the interior of a palace.

3. Why was Emperor Jones foolish to have fired his gun in the forest?
(a) He is wasting his last remaining bullets.
(b) He is killing natives and angering native leaders.
(c) The natives will know where he is.
(d) He is ruining the palace.

4. How has Emperor Jones helped Smithers?
(a) By installing him as Emperor.
(b) By freeing him from jail.
(c) By hiring him.
(d) By killing the man who was cheating Smithers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smithers tell Emperor Jones to look out for when Jones is leaving the palace?

2. What does Emperor Jones decide to do after he rings for the servants?

3. What makes Emperor Jones laugh at the beginning of the second forest scene?

4. What atmosphere does the drumming create during the fourth forest scene?

5. Which literary style describes the scenes in which Emperor Jones sees apparitions?

(see the answer key)

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