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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 does Emperor Jones feel after he has seen the black figures?
(a) He steels himself against his fears.
(b) He is terrified and runs blindly into the forest.
(c) He has collected his thoughts and he has a plan.
(d) He is confident and laughing about his luck.

2. What does Emperor Jones decide to do after he rings for the servants?
(a) Head for the hills.
(b) Fortify the palace.
(c) Send the army into the hills for the natives.
(d) Burn the palace down.

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

4. How do the figures that Emperor Jones sees in the forest move?
(a) They seethe and boil like an ocean.
(b) They run on long legs.
(c) They walk on long tentacles.
(d) They try to stand but fall over.

5. What does Emperor Jones lose in the forest?
(a) His past.
(b) His gun.
(c) His memory.
(d) His bearings.

Short Answer Questions

1. The black figures that Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene are amused by what?

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

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

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

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

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