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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) Smithers.
(d) The witch doctor.

2. Emperor Jones sees figures in the forest. What do they seem to know?
(a) Where the natives are gathering.
(b) Where Jones' food is.
(c) When Jones will die.
(d) What the tom-tom means.

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

4. How far away was Emperor Jones' would-be assassin when the gun misfired?
(a) 10 feet.
(b) Point blank.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the natives mistakenly think about Emperor Jones?

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

3. Where did Emperor Jones learn the ways of the white man?

4. When does Emperor Jones notice the tom-tom?

5. The black figures that Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene are amused by what?

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