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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. What is the tone of the scene at the edge of the forest?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Humor.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Panic.

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

3. Which term describes how Emperor Jones speaks after he leaves the palace?
(a) Soliloquy.
(b) Monologue.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Phillipic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the dark figures who Emperor Jones sees in the forest know?

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

4. What does Emperor Jones lose in the forest?

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

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