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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. Who is the first character to appear on stage?
(a) Smithers.
(b) Emperor Jones.
(c) Lem.
(d) An old woman.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which statement describes the eyes of the figures whom Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene?

2. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of this first scene outside the palace?

3. Why was Emperor Jones foolish to have fired his gun in the forest?

4. What is the basis for Smithers' authority in the palace?

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

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