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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. Emperor Jones tell the natives that only one person can kill him--who is that?
(a) Emperor Jones himself.
(b) The ghost of Jeff.
(c) The witch doctor.
(d) Smithers.

2. What happens when Emperor Jones rings for the servants?
(a) They all come running.
(b) They come and shoot him.
(c) No one comes.
(d) They begin to drum in the forest.

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

4. Where did Emperor Jones learn the ways of the white man?
(a) A welder on steam engines.
(b) A tracking and hunting outfit.
(c) A real estate business.
(d) A Pullman car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emperor Jones feel after he has seen the black figures?

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

3. What happens when Emperor Jones first fires his gun in the forest?

4. Who tried but failed to kill Emperor Jones?

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

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