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

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

3. How does Smithers say that Emperor Jones came into his position?
(a) A military coup.
(b) An election.
(c) A silver bullet.
(d) A power-sharing deal.

4. What happens when Emperor Jones first fires his gun in the forest?
(a) The tom-tom gets louder and closer.
(b) He kills a crocodile.
(c) He kills one of the native leaders.
(d) The tom-tom stops.

5. How long does Jones think he has been walking at the beginning of the second forest scene?
(a) Half a day.
(b) All night.
(c) Years.
(d) Hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Emperor Jones sees figures in the forest. What do they seem to know?

3. What does Emperor Jones do to make Jeff disappear?

4. What happens when Emperor Jones rings for the servants?

5. Why was Emperor Jones foolish to have fired his gun in the forest?

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