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

2. How does the second forest scene open?
(a) The sun rises.
(b) The sun sets.
(c) The moon rises.
(d) The moon sets.

3. What does Emperor Jones decide to do after he rings for the servants?
(a) Fortify the palace.
(b) Burn the palace down.
(c) Head for the hills.
(d) Send the army into the hills for the natives.

4. What happens to lift Emperor Jones' spirits at the beginning of the second forest scene?
(a) The moonlight makes it easier to see.
(b) One of the natives leads Jones through the forest.
(c) Smithers shows up with a torch.
(d) He finds the food he had hidden.

5. Where have all the natives gone when the play is just beginning?
(a) To the palace.
(b) To the beach.
(c) To the USA.
(d) To the hills.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the figures that Emperor Jones sees in the forest move?

3. Which literary device describes the increasing tempo of the tom-tom drumming?

4. How does Smithers say that Emperor Jones came into his position?

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

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