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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the setting in the fifth forest scene represent?
(a) A graveyard.
(b) The barracks of a plantation.
(c) The hold of a slave ship.
(d) A prison cell.

2. Who enters the sixth forest scene with Emperor Jones?
(a) The natives.
(b) Jeff.
(c) The witch doctor.
(d) Smithers.

3. How is Emperor Jones killed?
(a) He shoots himself.
(b) With pistol shots.
(c) With rifle shots.
(d) With machine guns.

4. What apparition does Emperor Jones see in this fourth forest scene?
(a) A slave auction.
(b) A slave uprising.
(c) A prison scene.
(d) A trial in court.

5. What does Emperor Jones do once he sees his part in the vision in the fourth forest scene?
(a) He shoots at the slave owners.
(b) He shoots at the prosecutor and judge.
(c) He shoots the buyer and seller bidding on him.
(d) He throws the last of his clothing away.

6. Which rhetorical term describes Emperor Jones' request for assistance?
(a) Dissimilation.
(b) Supplication.
(c) Peroration.
(d) Declamation.

7. What is the state of Emperor Jones' clothing as the fourth forest scene begins?
(a) Dirty and tattered.
(b) Primitive and proud.
(c) Proud and imperial.
(d) Natty and neat.

8. 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) Harmony.
(c) Syncopation.
(d) Dissonance.

9. The fact that Emperor Jones is killed by a silver bullet made from money is a form of what?
(a) Epiphany.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Catharsis.
(d) Irony.

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

11. What state is Emperor Jones in when the natives bring him back in the final scene?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is repentant.
(c) He is terrified.
(d) He is delirious.

12. What role is Emperor Jones supposed to play in the other person in the sixth scene's plans?
(a) Jones is supposed to be the sacrificial offering.
(b) Jones is supposed to preside over the sacrificial offering.
(c) Jones is supposed to receive the figure's blessings.
(d) Jones is supposed to let kill himself.

13. How does Emperor Jones feel when he enters the sixth forest scene?
(a) He is confused and does not know where he is.
(b) He is disoriented and delirious, laughing hysterically.
(c) He recognizes the site and he is terrified.
(d) He thinks he is back in America standing trial.

14. What are the figures saying in Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?
(a) They are asking him to free them.
(b) They are telling him to run until he is free.
(c) They are demanding an end to their suffering.
(d) They are moaning along with him.

15. How do the figures move in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Calmly, as if they were reassuring him.
(b) In a frenzy, as if they were dancing.
(c) Rhythmically, as if they were rowing.
(d) Violently, as if they were being tortured.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emperor Jones dispel his final vision?

2. Which term describes the tone of the fourth forest scene?

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

4. Where does the fifth forest scene open?

5. How are the figures positioned in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?

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