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

2. How well has Emperor Jones prepared for his flight from the palace?
(a) He has more than enough supplies to get him to safety.
(b) He underestimated what he would need.
(c) He has hidden the supplies that will get him to safety.
(d) He knows where to find what he needs in the forest.

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

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

5. What appears to Emperor Jones in the first scene in the forest?
(a) Native soldiers.
(b) The witch doctor.
(c) His memory of a slave auction.
(d) Black formless fears.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Jones been walking at the beginning of the second forest scene?

2. Which statement describes the eyes of the figures whom Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene?

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

4. Which term describes how Emperor Jones speaks after he leaves the palace?

5. How does the second forest scene open?

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