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The Emperor Jones | Quiz

Eugene O'Neill
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The Emperor Jones | Quiz

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1)

How does Emperor Jones return to the forest at the end of the second forest scene? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

Enthusiastically.
Confidently.
Stealthily.
Wildly.
2)

What state is Emperor Jones in when the natives bring him back in the final scene? (from Act 1, Scene 8)

He is repentant.
He is dead.
He is terrified.
He is delirious.
3)

Where does the third forest scene begin? (from Act 1, Scene 4)

At a wide, flat road.
At a well.
At a burial ground.
At the palace.
4)

How are the forest scenes different from the opening scene in the palace? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

They lack the first scene's dark humor.
They are more hyperbole.
They are more satirical.
They are less realistic.
5)

Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What happens when the leader of that group turns his back to Emperor Jones? (from Act 1, Scene 4)

Jones runs into the forest.
Jones shoots him with the silver bullet.
Jones acts as if to hit him with a shovel.
Jones acts as if to slit his throat.
6)

What is the state of Emperor Jones' clothing as the fourth forest scene begins? (from Act 1, Scene 5)

Natty and neat.
Dirty and tattered.
Primitive and proud.
Proud and imperial.
7)

What is the irony of the silver bullet? (from Act 1, Scene 8)

It ends the natives' oppression, but now they are murderers.
It cost the natives money to make it, but it saves them money as well.
It started as money and ended the natives' poverty.
It liberates the natives, but kills Emperor Jones.
8)

What kind of drama is Emperor Jones? (from Act 1, Scene 8)

Sentimental drama.
Potboiler.
Morality play.
Slave narrative.
9)

What happens to the tom-tom drumming when Emperor Jones shoots at the apparition in the third forest scene? (from Act 1, Scene 4)

The drummer himself appears onstage.
It gets quieter and less threatening.
It changes rhythm again.
It gets closer.
10)

What does Jones do when he appears at the beginning of the third forest scene? (from Act 1, Scene 4)

He runs about wildly.
He sees Jeff's apparition.
He stops to catch his breath.
He encounters the witch doctor.
11)

Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the fifth forest scene? (from Act 1, Scene 6)

Back toward the palace.
He stays put.
Toward the light.
Further into the forest.
12)

How does Emperor Jones feel about the thing he throws into the bushes in the fourth forest scene? (from Act 1, Scene 5)

He is reluctant to lose his shoes, which were once patent leather.
He is sad to give up his gun because he has no more bullets.
He is glad to be rid of his jacket, which is no longer useful.
He is relieved to throw away his shirt because it is wet.
13)

Who gestures to Emperor Jones to join the figures in the apparition? (from Act 1, Scene 4)

One of the prisoners.
The guard.
Smithers.
The witch doctor.
14)

What is the significance of Emperor Jones dispelling his final vision? (from Act 1, Scene 7)

He does not have anything left to protect himself with.
He has chosen to die for his sins.
He has been reduced to the level of the natives who are looking for him.
He has finally overcome all of the things that could hurt him.
15)

Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' vision of Jeff? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

Epiphany.
Foreshadowing.
Catharsis.
Flashback.
16)

Whom does Emperor Jones resemble in his dress in the fifth forest scene? (from Act 1, Scene 6)

A native African.
The prison guard.
Jeff.
Smithers.
17)

What does Emperor Jones use to dispel his final vision? (from Act 1, Scene 7)

His silver bullet.
His jacket.
A shovel.
His shoes.
18)

What does the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fourth forest scene tell us about the development of the play? (from Act 1, Scene 5)

It will end in Emperor Jones' death.
It is manifesting Emperor Jones' deepest memories.
It is no longer personal to Jones' guilt.
It is progressing according to the natives' prophecies.
19)

Who is the first character to enter in the final scene? (from Act 1, Scene 8)

Smithers.
Lem and his soldiers.
Emperor Jones.
The witch doctor.
20)

The fact that Emperor Jones is killed by a silver bullet made from money is a form of what? (from Act 1, Scene 8)

Foreshadowing.
Irony.
Epiphany.
Catharsis.
21)

What does the omnipresence of the tom-tom drumming tell us about Emperor Jones' state of mind? (from Act 1, Scene 4)

That he is dreaming all of this.
That he is a passive participant in his life now.
That he will no longer swindle the natives.
That he cannot escape from this situation.
22)

What does Emperor Jones say at the beginning of the fifth forest scene? (from Act 1, Scene 6)

He is only moaning.
He vows to kill Smithers.
He pleads for mercy because of his suffering.
He tells himself that he will be free.
23)

Whose help does Emperor Jones ask for in the fourth forest scene? (from Act 1, Scene 5)

Jeff's.
Smithers'.
God's.
Lem's.
24)

How are the figures positioned in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene? (from Act 1, Scene 6)

They are huddled together in a mass.
They are stacked the way slaves were stacked on slave ships.
They are seated with their backs against the forest walls.
They surround Jones like a hostile mob.
25)

Which literary term defines Jeff's apparition? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

Dream vision.
Parody.
Psychomachy.
Personification.
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