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

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

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

4. What is Jeff doing when Emperor Jones sees him?
(a) Running through the forest.
(b) Threatening to shoot Jones.
(c) Shooting craps.
(d) Shooting a prison guard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Emperor Jones laugh at the beginning of the second forest scene?

2. Which answer describes Jeff's movements?

3. How does Emperor Jones feel when he is orienting himself in the forest?

4. What appears to Emperor Jones in the first scene in the forest?

5. How far away was Emperor Jones' would-be assassin when the gun misfired?

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