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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 is terrified and runs blindly into the forest.
(b) He steels himself against his fears.
(c) He is confident and laughing about his luck.
(d) He has collected his thoughts and he has a plan.

2. Which literary device is employed in this first forest scene?
(a) Literal meaning.
(b) Personification.
(c) Elegy.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

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

4. What does Smithers tell Emperor Jones to look out for when Jones is leaving the palace?
(a) The witch doctor.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Armed natives.
(d) Lem.

5. What happens when Emperor Jones first fires his gun in the forest?
(a) The tom-tom stops.
(b) He kills one of the native leaders.
(c) The tom-tom gets louder and closer.
(d) He kills a crocodile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tried but failed to kill Emperor Jones?

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

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

4. Where does Emperor Jones look for the food he buried?

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

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