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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 do the dark figures represent who Emperor Jones sees in the woods?
(a) His memories of his family.
(b) The black people who came before him.
(c) His sins and evil deeds.
(d) The souls of the people he has killed.

2. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of this first scene outside the palace?
(a) Into the forest.
(b) To the port.
(c) Back to the palace.
(d) To the beach.

3. Where did Emperor Jones learn the ways of the white man?
(a) A tracking and hunting outfit.
(b) A Pullman car.
(c) A welder on steam engines.
(d) A real estate business.

4. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Fatigued.
(c) Free.
(d) Relieved.

5. How has the beat of the tom-tom changed when the second forest scene opens?
(a) It is louder and closer than before.
(b) It is quieter, but it plays an angry rhythm.
(c) It has been joined by other drums.
(d) It is closer than before, but it is subdued.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emperor Jones hear in the forest?

2. Where does Emperor Jones look for the food he buried?

3. What does Smithers talk to the old woman about in the first scene?

4. How long does Jones think he has been walking at the beginning of the second forest scene?

5. What provision has Emperor Jones made in case of uprising?

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