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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. When does Emperor Jones notice the tom-tom?
(a) When he thinks he hears footsteps.
(b) When he fires his gun.
(c) When he cannot find his food.
(d) When he hears laughter in the forest.

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

4. What is Jeff doing when Emperor Jones sees him?
(a) Shooting a prison guard.
(b) Shooting craps.
(c) Running through the forest.
(d) Threatening to shoot Jones.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the play set?

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

4. How does the second forest scene open?

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

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