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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. Which term describes how Emperor Jones speaks after he leaves the palace?
(a) Soliloquy.
(b) Phillipic.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Monologue.

2. How do Emperor Jones and Smithers keep each other in their respective roles?
(a) They know secrets about each other.
(b) They kill each other's enemies.
(c) They plot together against the medicine man.
(d) They agree to share power.

3. Emperor Jones sees figures in the forest. What do they seem to know?
(a) Where Jones' food is.
(b) When Jones will die.
(c) What the tom-tom means.
(d) Where the natives are gathering.

4. Why does Emperor Jones head for the forest at the end of the first scene?
(a) To outflank the natives.
(b) To avoid conflict with the natives.
(c) To distance himself from his own authority.
(d) To confront the natives.

5. The black figures that Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene are amused by what?
(a) Emperor Jones' panic.
(b) Emperor Jones' clothing.
(c) Emperor Jones' language.
(d) Emperor Jones' gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Emperor Jones first fires his gun in the forest?

2. What does Emperor Jones' flight recall to him?

3. Which literary device is employed in this first forest scene?

4. What does Smithers tell Emperor Jones to look out for when Jones is leaving the palace?

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

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