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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Emperor Jones sees a scene in Act 1 Scene 5. Where does one of the figures in his vision gesture for him to stand?
(a) On an auction stage.
(b) On a guillotine.
(c) On a throne.
(d) On a stump.

3. Which musical term describes the change in the sound of the tom-tom at the end of the fourth forest scene?
(a) Crescendo.
(b) Decrescendo.
(c) Pianissimo.
(d) Sforzando.

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

5. 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.

6. Which term describes the development of the plot of Emperor Jones?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Kuntzleroman.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Bildungsroman.

7. What does Smithers ask Emperor Jones after the natives bring him in during the final scene?
(a) Couldn't you find your food?
(b) Where are your airs now?
(c) Can I rule now in your place?
(d) What did you do with the money?

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

9. 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 let kill himself.
(d) Jones is supposed to receive the figure's blessings.

10. Where is the tom-tom coming from in the last scene?
(a) Very close by.
(b) Right on stage.
(c) Off at a distance.
(d) Back at the palace.

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

12. Someone enters the sixth forest scene with Emperor Jones. What does that person do?
(a) Offers to help Jones.
(b) Kills Jones.
(c) Prays with Jones.
(d) Dances right in front of Emperor Jones.

13. What does Emperor Jones use to dispel his final vision?
(a) A shovel.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His silver bullet.

14. What does Emperor Jones say at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?
(a) He pleads for mercy because of his suffering.
(b) He is only moaning.
(c) He tells himself that he will be free.
(d) He vows to kill Smithers.

15. How have the natives triumphed by the end of the play?
(a) They have killed a tyrant.
(b) They have mastered the art of stone carving.
(c) They have escaped from voodoo by killing the witch doctor.
(d) They have overcome their superstitious beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which answer represents the setting when the last scene opens?

3. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the fourth forest scene?

4. What is the significance of the silver bullet?

5. What is the tone of Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?

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