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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. When does Emperor Jones notice the tom-tom?
(a) When he cannot find his food.
(b) When he thinks he hears footsteps.
(c) When he hears laughter in the forest.
(d) When he fires his gun.

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

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

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

5. What do the natives mistakenly think about Emperor Jones?
(a) He is a runaway felon.
(b) He has mysterious powers.
(c) He is a god.
(d) He is a murderer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emperor Jones sees figures in the forest. What do they seem to know?

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

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

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

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

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