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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Emperor Jones rings for the servants?
(a) No one comes.
(b) They come and shoot him.
(c) They all come running.
(d) They begin to drum in the forest.

2. What does Smithers talk to the old woman about in the first scene?
(a) Where the other whites have gone.
(b) Where she is going.
(c) Where Emperor Jones hid his food.
(d) When the natives are going to kill Emperor Jones.

3. Why does Emperor Jones head for the forest at the end of the first scene?
(a) To distance himself from his own authority.
(b) To confront the natives.
(c) To outflank the natives.
(d) To avoid conflict with the natives.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emperor Jones decide to do after he rings for the servants?

2. How much light is there in the scene where Emperor Jones sees the formless black figures?

3. What does Emperor Jones' flight recall to him?

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

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

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