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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the figures that Emperor Jones sees in the forest move?
(a) They try to stand but fall over.
(b) They run on long legs.
(c) They seethe and boil like an ocean.
(d) They walk on long tentacles.

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

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

4. What does this third apparition tell us about Jones' past?
(a) That he was once a prison guard.
(b) That he was wrongly imprisoned.
(c) That he has had hallucinations in the past.
(d) That he remembers spending time on a chain gang.

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) Years.
(d) All night.

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

7. What are the figures carrying who Emperor Jones sees in the third forest scene?
(a) Guns and shields.
(b) Picks and shovels.
(c) Bows and arrows.
(d) Bodies.

8. How does Smithers say that Emperor Jones came into his position?
(a) A power-sharing deal.
(b) An election.
(c) A silver bullet.
(d) A military coup.

9. Which character is the first to appear in the second scene in the forest?
(a) The witch doctor.
(b) Smithers.
(c) Emperor Jones.
(d) Jeff.

10. How are the forest scenes different from the opening scene in the palace?
(a) They are more hyperbole.
(b) They are more satirical.
(c) They are less realistic.
(d) They lack the first scene's dark humor.

11. What does Emperor Jones' flight recall to him?
(a) His time as a long-distance runner.
(b) His flight in America.
(c) Running away from his parents' house.
(d) An earlier native uprising.

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

13. What color is Jones' uniform?
(a) Blue with gold chevrons.
(b) White with gold chevrons.
(c) Light blue with a red stripe.
(d) Black with gold stripes.

14. How does Jeff's appearance affect Jones' flight?
(a) He thinks that he can go back to America and make everything right.
(b) He makes Jones desperate to escape from himself.
(c) He feels that he will not escape from his past, no matter how far he runs.
(d) He feels that if he can just escape from the island he will be safe.

15. How much light is there in the scene where Emperor Jones sees the formless black figures?
(a) The scene is lit fully by the daytime sun.
(b) The faint light of dawn lights the stage.
(c) A full moon lights the stage.
(d) Very little--the moon has not yet risen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the tom-tom drumming change at the end of the second forest scene?

2. The allegorical appearance of figures can also be described as what literary device?

3. What happens when Emperor Jones rings for the servants?

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

5. What is the basis for Smithers' authority in the palace?

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