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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 happens when Emperor Jones rings for the servants?
(a) They come and shoot him.
(b) They all come running.
(c) No one comes.
(d) They begin to drum in the forest.

2. What kind of gun does Emperor Jones carry?
(a) Submachine gun.
(b) Long-barreled revolver.
(c) Hunting rifle.
(d) AK-47.

3. What do the dark figures who Emperor Jones sees in the forest know?
(a) They tell him to leave.
(b) They do not say anything.
(c) They predict his future.
(d) They tell him where to go.

4. What does Emperor Jones hear in the forest?
(a) Laughing ghosts.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) A tom-tom drum.
(d) Whispering natives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Emperor Jones learn the ways of the white man?

2. Who is the first character to appear on stage?

3. When does Emperor Jones notice the tom-tom?

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

5. Emperor Jones tell the natives that only one person can kill him--who is that?

(see the answer key)

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