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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Emperor Jones head for the forest at the end of the first scene?
(a) To confront the natives.
(b) To distance himself from his own authority.
(c) To avoid conflict with the natives.
(d) To outflank the natives.

2. What is the throne in the palace made of?
(a) Pearls and jewels.
(b) Precious metals and stones.
(c) Uncut wood.
(d) Ivory.

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

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

5. How long does Jones think he has been walking at the beginning of the second forest scene?
(a) Hours.
(b) Half a day.
(c) All night.
(d) Years.

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

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

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

9. Where is the play set?
(a) Florida Keys.
(b) West Indies.
(c) Hispaniola.
(d) New Orleans.

10. How far away was Emperor Jones' would-be assassin when the gun misfired?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) Point blank.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

11. Which literary device describes the increasing tempo of the tom-tom drumming?
(a) Setting.
(b) Style.
(c) Tone.
(d) Symbolism.

12. What literary term describes Emperor Jones' language when he shoots at the apparition?
(a) Exclamation.
(b) Interrogation.
(c) Declaration.
(d) Inquiry.

13. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What happens when Emperor Jones shoots at the leader?
(a) The apparition disappears.
(b) Jeff returns on the side of the stage.
(c) The natives find him and chase him.
(d) Smithers brings him food.

14. What does Emperor Jones do after he shoots at the apparition in the third forest scene?
(a) He flees into the forest.
(b) He looks around for food.
(c) He celebrates his freedom.
(d) He heads back to the palace.

15. What does Jones do when he appears at the beginning of the third forest scene?
(a) He sees Jeff's apparition.
(b) He encounters the witch doctor.
(c) He runs about wildly.
(d) He stops to catch his breath.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which statement describes the eyes of the figures whom Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene?

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

3. How has Emperor Jones changed in the first four scenes?

4. What does Jeff say when Emperor Jones speaks to him?

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

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