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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 is the first thing Emperor Jones asks Smithers?
(a) Why white men are always in charge.
(b) Where everyone is.
(c) Who the old woman's children are.
(d) What did he do wrong.

2. Where is the play set?
(a) Hispaniola.
(b) West Indies.
(c) Florida Keys.
(d) New Orleans.

3. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of this first scene outside the palace?
(a) Into the forest.
(b) To the port.
(c) To the beach.
(d) Back to the palace.

4. Which literary device describes the increasing tempo of the tom-tom drumming?
(a) Style.
(b) Setting.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Tone.

5. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' vision of Jeff?
(a) Flashback.
(b) Epiphany.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Catharsis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emperor Jones say he killed Jeff?

2. What does Jeff say when Emperor Jones speaks to him?

3. How do the figures that Emperor Jones sees in the forest move?

4. What does Emperor Jones lose in the forest?

5. How has Emperor Jones' appearance changed since the scene with the black figures?

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