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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose help does Emperor Jones ask for in the fourth forest scene?
(a) Lem's.
(b) God's.
(c) Jeff's.
(d) Smithers'.

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

4. Whose help does Emperor Jones ask for in his final vision?
(a) Lem.
(b) Smithers.
(c) The witch doctor.
(d) The Lord.

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

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

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

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

9. What does the other figure in the sixth forest scene with Emperor Jones intend to do?
(a) Take Emperor Jones home and take care of him.
(b) Make a sacrifice to a crocodile.
(c) Return Emperor Jones to a village in Africa.
(d) Slit Emperor Jones' throat with a razor.

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

11. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the fifth forest scene?
(a) Further into the forest.
(b) He stays put.
(c) Toward the light.
(d) Back toward the palace.

12. What does Emperor Jones do when he enters the sixth forest scene?
(a) Shoots at the statues.
(b) Installs himself on the throne.
(c) Lies on the ground moaning in fear.
(d) Begs for forgiveness.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which religion predominates in Emperor Jones' final vision?

2. What does Emperor Jones do when he comes on stage in the fourth forest scene?

3. Which term describes the figure of the crocodile in Emperor Jones' final vision?

4. What does the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fourth forest scene tell us about the development of the play?

5. How does Emperor Jones dispel his final vision?

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