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

2. What does Smithers talk to the old woman about in the first scene?
(a) Where the other whites have gone.
(b) Where Emperor Jones hid his food.
(c) Where she is going.
(d) When the natives are going to kill Emperor Jones.

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

4. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Free.
(c) Fatigued.
(d) Terrified.

5. How does Emperor Jones feel when he is orienting himself in the forest?
(a) Panicked.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Warlike.
(d) Reflective.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the dark figures represent who Emperor Jones sees in the woods?

2. Where have all the natives gone when the play is just beginning?

3. What does Emperor Jones hear in the forest?

4. What provision has Emperor Jones made in case of uprising?

5. How does Smithers say that Emperor Jones came into his position?

(see the answer key)

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