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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 does Emperor Jones feel when he sees Jeff in the second forest scene?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Amazed.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Terrified.

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

3. Where did Emperor Jones learn the ways of the white man?
(a) A real estate business.
(b) A tracking and hunting outfit.
(c) A welder on steam engines.
(d) A Pullman car.

4. What makes Emperor Jones laugh at the beginning of the second forest scene?
(a) His freedom.
(b) His apperance.
(c) His anticipation of escape.
(d) His own foolishness.

5. Where does Emperor Jones look for the food he buried?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In the hollow of a tree.
(c) Under a white rock.
(d) In a clearing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How well has Emperor Jones prepared for his flight from the palace?

3. What is the setting where the play begins?

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

5. How much light is there in the scene where Emperor Jones sees the formless black figures?

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