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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. The black figures that Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene are amused by what?
(a) Emperor Jones' panic.
(b) Emperor Jones' gun.
(c) Emperor Jones' language.
(d) Emperor Jones' clothing.

2. What is the first thing Emperor Jones asks Smithers?
(a) Who the old woman's children are.
(b) What did he do wrong.
(c) Why white men are always in charge.
(d) Where everyone is.

3. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Free.
(d) Fatigued.

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

5. Who tried but failed to kill Emperor Jones?
(a) Smithers.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Lem.
(d) The witch doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emperor Jones tell the natives that only one person can kill him--who is that?

2. Who is the first character to appear on stage?

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

4. Why does Emperor Jones head for the forest at the end of the first scene?

5. How much light is there in the scene where Emperor Jones sees the formless black figures?

(see the answer key)

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