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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. How well has Emperor Jones prepared for his flight from the palace?
(a) He has hidden the supplies that will get him to safety.
(b) He underestimated what he would need.
(c) He has more than enough supplies to get him to safety.
(d) He knows where to find what he needs in the forest.

2. What do the natives mistakenly think about Emperor Jones?
(a) He is a murderer.
(b) He is a runaway felon.
(c) He is a god.
(d) He has mysterious powers.

3. How do Emperor Jones and Smithers keep each other in their respective roles?
(a) They know secrets about each other.
(b) They kill each other's enemies.
(c) They agree to share power.
(d) They plot together against the medicine man.

4. How does Emperor Jones' flight recall his time in America?
(a) He did not have the resources he needed then, either.
(b) He was always on the run from his wife and family.
(c) He lived in the forest there as well.
(d) He was always traveling as a salesman.

5. How does Emperor Jones feel when he is orienting himself in the forest?
(a) Nostalgic.
(b) Reflective.
(c) Warlike.
(d) Panicked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the basis for Smithers' authority in the palace?

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

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

4. What color is the throne?

5. Emperor Jones tell the natives that only one person can kill him--who is that?

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