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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 when he is orienting himself in the forest?
(a) Warlike.
(b) Reflective.
(c) Panicked.
(d) Nostalgic.

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

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

4. What is the setting where the play begins?
(a) In a Pullman car.
(b) In an American slave auction.
(c) In the interior of a palace.
(d) In the forest.

5. What does Emperor Jones hear in the forest?
(a) Gunshots.
(b) A tom-tom drum.
(c) Laughing ghosts.
(d) Whispering natives.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

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

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