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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the play set?
(a) West Indies.
(b) Hispaniola.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Florida Keys.

2. Which literary device is employed in this first forest scene?
(a) Elegy.
(b) Literal meaning.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Personification.

3. How does the second forest scene open?
(a) The moon sets.
(b) The sun sets.
(c) The sun rises.
(d) The moon rises.

4. What does Emperor Jones decide to do after he rings for the servants?
(a) Head for the hills.
(b) Burn the palace down.
(c) Fortify the palace.
(d) Send the army into the hills for the natives.

5. What appears to Emperor Jones in the first scene in the forest?
(a) The witch doctor.
(b) Native soldiers.
(c) Black formless fears.
(d) His memory of a slave auction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smithers talk to the old woman about in the first scene?

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

3. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' vision of Jeff?

4. What is the first thing Emperor Jones asks Smithers?

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

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