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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What provision has Emperor Jones made in case of uprising?
(a) He put Smithers in charge of security.
(b) He buried food in the forest.
(c) He trained an elite security force.
(d) He stockpiled weapons in the palace.

2. What color is the throne?
(a) Dark green with a green cushion.
(b) Jet black with a woven mat cushion.
(c) Ivory with an animal fur cushion.
(d) Bright red with an orange cushion.

3. How does Emperor Jones say he killed Jeff?
(a) He threw him off a train.
(b) With a gun.
(c) With a razor.
(d) With his hands.

4. Emperor Jones sees figures in the forest. What do they seem to know?
(a) What the tom-tom means.
(b) Where Jones' food is.
(c) Where the natives are gathering.
(d) When Jones will die.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emperor Jones feel when he sees Jeff in the second forest scene?

2. What does Smithers talk to the old woman about in the first scene?

3. What do the dark figures represent who Emperor Jones sees in the woods?

4. Where have all the natives gone when the play is just beginning?

5. Why does Emperor Jones head for the forest at the end of the first scene?

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