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

2. What provision has Emperor Jones made in case of uprising?
(a) He stockpiled weapons in the palace.
(b) He put Smithers in charge of security.
(c) He buried food in the forest.
(d) He trained an elite security force.

3. How are the forest scenes different from the opening scene in the palace?
(a) They are more satirical.
(b) They are more hyperbole.
(c) They lack the first scene's dark humor.
(d) They are less realistic.

4. How much light is there in the scene where Emperor Jones sees the formless black figures?
(a) A full moon lights the stage.
(b) Very little--the moon has not yet risen.
(c) The faint light of dawn lights the stage.
(d) The scene is lit fully by the daytime sun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Jones think he has been walking at the beginning of the second forest scene?

2. How long has Jones been walking at the beginning of the second forest scene?

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

4. What do the dark figures who Emperor Jones sees in the forest know?

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

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