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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emperor Jones throw into the bushes in the fourth forest scene?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His gun.
(c) His shirt.
(d) His jacket.

2. Which literary term describes the interaction between Emperor Jones' voice and the voices of the figures in his vision in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Syncopation.
(c) Dissonance.
(d) Harmony.

3. Who does Emperor Jones stand in for in the fourth forest scene?
(a) All black men.
(b) All black American men.
(c) All slaves.
(d) All slave buyers.

4. What is Emperor Jones afraid of at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?
(a) Formless fears.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Imminent capture.
(d) Lem.

5. Which term describes the tone of the fourth forest scene?
(a) Spectacle.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Satyr play.
(d) Nightmare.

6. What is the significance of Emperor Jones dispelling his final vision?
(a) He has chosen to die for his sins.
(b) He does not have anything left to protect himself with.
(c) He has been reduced to the level of the natives who are looking for him.
(d) He has finally overcome all of the things that could hurt him.

7. What is the significance of the silver bullet?
(a) Superstition required a silver bullet to kill the crocodile god Emperor Jones represented.
(b) The natives believe that emperors could only be killed by silver bullets.
(c) Slaves had used silver bullets to kill slave owners in an earlier revolt.
(d) Emperor Jones had claimed that it was the only thing that could kill him.

8. Is Emperor Jones moving any closer to freedom in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Yes.
(b) He is trading freedom for responsibility.
(c) No.
(d) He is losing freedom, but gaining wisdom.

9. What does the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fourth forest scene tell us about the development of the play?
(a) It will end in Emperor Jones' death.
(b) It is no longer personal to Jones' guilt.
(c) It is manifesting Emperor Jones' deepest memories.
(d) It is progressing according to the natives' prophecies.

10. How does Emperor Jones dispel his final vision?
(a) He strangles the person who would harm him.
(b) He shoots the crocodile.
(c) He prays for forgiveness.
(d) He blinks his eyes and shakes his head and the vision disappears.

11. Whom does Emperor Jones resemble in his dress in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Smithers.
(b) A native African.
(c) The prison guard.
(d) Jeff.

12. Which term describes the figure of the crocodile in Emperor Jones' final vision?
(a) Theme.
(b) Morpheme.
(c) Totem.
(d) Fetish.

13. What does the sixth forest scene tell us about Emperor Jones' wanderings?
(a) He is far away from the palace and totally disoriented.
(b) He has traveled to the place where the natives will find him.
(c) He has eluded his pursuers, and knows where to run to.
(d) He has finally made it to a place of safety.

14. What kind of drama is Emperor Jones?
(a) Slave narrative.
(b) Potboiler.
(c) Morality play.
(d) Sentimental drama.

15. Which religion predominates in Emperor Jones' final vision?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Born again Christianity.
(d) Voodoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the fourth forest scene begin?

2. What does Smithers have difficulty believing in the final scene?

3. Where does the fifth forest scene open?

4. What atmosphere does the drumming create during the fourth forest scene?

5. What state is Emperor Jones in when the natives bring him back in the final scene?

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