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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 has Emperor Jones helped Smithers?
(a) By installing him as Emperor.
(b) By hiring him.
(c) By freeing him from jail.
(d) By killing the man who was cheating Smithers.

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

3. What color is the throne?
(a) Bright red with an orange cushion.
(b) Jet black with a woven mat cushion.
(c) Dark green with a green cushion.
(d) Ivory with an animal fur cushion.

4. Emperor Jones sees figures in the forest. What do they seem to know?
(a) When Jones will die.
(b) Where the natives are gathering.
(c) Where Jones' food is.
(d) What the tom-tom means.

5. How has Emperor Jones' appearance changed since the scene with the black figures?
(a) He is dirtier and less majestic.
(b) He is practically naked.
(c) He is more composed and neater.
(d) He is all wet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Emperor Jones and Smithers keep each other in their respective roles?

3. Which statement describes the eyes of the figures whom Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene?

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

5. Why does Emperor Jones head for the forest at the end of the first scene?

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