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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 does Emperor Jones feel when he sees Jeff in the second forest scene?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Amazed.
(d) Foolish.

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

3. Why was Emperor Jones foolish to have fired his gun in the forest?
(a) He is ruining the palace.
(b) He is killing natives and angering native leaders.
(c) He is wasting his last remaining bullets.
(d) The natives will know where he is.

4. What makes Emperor Jones laugh at the beginning of the second forest scene?
(a) His anticipation of escape.
(b) His freedom.
(c) His own foolishness.
(d) His apperance.

5. What is the setting where the play begins?
(a) In an American slave auction.
(b) In the forest.
(c) In the interior of a palace.
(d) In a Pullman car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How has Emperor Jones' appearance changed since the scene with the black figures?

3. What happens to lift Emperor Jones' spirits at the beginning of the second forest scene?

4. How well has Emperor Jones prepared for his flight from the palace?

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

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