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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Emperor Jones asks Smithers?
(a) Why white men are always in charge.
(b) Where everyone is.
(c) Who the old woman's children are.
(d) What did he do wrong.

2. What kind of gun does Emperor Jones carry?
(a) Hunting rifle.
(b) Long-barreled revolver.
(c) Submachine gun.
(d) AK-47.

3. Which term describes how Emperor Jones speaks after he leaves the palace?
(a) Phillipic.
(b) Monologue.
(c) Soliloquy.
(d) Dialogue.

4. What does Emperor Jones tell himself at the beginning of the third forest scene?
(a) That he is going to die.
(b) That he is dreaming.
(c) That he will go back and kill Jeff.
(d) That he has not seen any ghosts.

5. Of the people Emperor Jones sees in his vision in Act 1, Scene 4, one is in charge. What does he carry?
(a) Dice.
(b) A whip.
(c) A pick.
(d) A shovel.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How well has Emperor Jones prepared for his flight from the palace?

4. Which literary term describes the structure of the first three forest scenes?

5. What happens to lift Emperor Jones' spirits at the beginning of the second forest scene?

(see the answer key)

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