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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. How does Emperor Jones feel when he is orienting himself in the forest?
(a) Reflective.
(b) Warlike.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Panicked.

2. How does Emperor Jones' flight recall his time in America?
(a) He was always traveling as a salesman.
(b) He was always on the run from his wife and family.
(c) He lived in the forest there as well.
(d) He did not have the resources he needed then, either.

3. What does Emperor Jones' flight recall to him?
(a) His time as a long-distance runner.
(b) Running away from his parents' house.
(c) His flight in America.
(d) An earlier native uprising.

4. What do the natives mistakenly think about Emperor Jones?
(a) He is a god.
(b) He is a runaway felon.
(c) He has mysterious powers.
(d) He is a murderer.

5. Which character is the first to appear in the second scene in the forest?
(a) Smithers.
(b) The witch doctor.
(c) Emperor Jones.
(d) Jeff.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emperor Jones say he killed Jeff?

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

3. Which answer describes Jeff's movements?

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

5. What does Jeff say when Emperor Jones speaks to him?

(see the answer key)

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