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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the natives 'do right by' Emperor Jones?
(a) They reduced his imperial attitude to superstition and fear.
(b) They let him live after he pleaded for forgiveness.
(c) They showed the same cruelty to him that he had shown them.
(d) They kill him in style.

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

3. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the sixth forest scene?
(a) Further into the forest.
(b) Back to the crossroads.
(c) He lies still, with his face to the ground.
(d) Back to the palace.

4. How does the beat of the tom-tom change at the end of Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) It is closer and quicker than before.
(b) It is practically on stage.
(c) It is getting quieter and quieter.
(d) It is almost frenzied.

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

6. How does Emperor Jones feel about the thing he throws into the bushes in the fourth forest scene?
(a) He is reluctant to lose his shoes, which were once patent leather.
(b) He is glad to be rid of his jacket, which is no longer useful.
(c) He is relieved to throw away his shirt because it is wet.
(d) He is sad to give up his gun because he has no more bullets.

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

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

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

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

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

12. How has time progressed in Emperor Jones' first five visions?
(a) Back to the beginning of slavery.
(b) Forward to the current state of American blacks.
(c) Back to Jones' personal origins.
(d) Back to American blacks' roots in Africa.

13. What atmosphere does the drumming create during the fourth forest scene?
(a) Meditative calm.
(b) Blood-boiling desperation.
(c) Disorder and confusion.
(d) Artful beauty.

14. How is the apparition in the fourth forest scene different from the previous apparitions?
(a) The apparition is not from Emperor Jones' personal experience.
(b) This apparition unfolds backwards in time.
(c) The apparition is not dispelled with a gunshot.
(d) This apparation takes place underwater.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Is the apparition in the fourth forest scene from Emperor Jones' past?

2. What part does Emperor Jones play in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?

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

4. What role is Emperor Jones supposed to play in the other person in the sixth scene's plans?

5. What is the state of Emperor Jones' clothing as the fourth forest scene begins?

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