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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much light is there in the scene where Emperor Jones sees the formless black figures?
(a) A full moon lights the stage.
(b) The scene is lit fully by the daytime sun.
(c) Very little--the moon has not yet risen.
(d) The faint light of dawn lights the stage.

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

3. Which statement describes the eyes of the figures whom Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene?
(a) They are angry.
(b) They are blind.
(c) They are deformed.
(d) They glow.

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

5. What color is the throne?
(a) Dark green with a green cushion.
(b) Bright red with an orange cushion.
(c) Jet black with a woven mat cushion.
(d) Ivory with an animal fur cushion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emperor Jones hear in the forest?

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

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

4. What appears to Emperor Jones in the first scene in the forest?

5. How does Emperor Jones' flight recall his time in America?

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