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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What do we learn from the interaction between what Emperor Jones says and what the figures say in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?
(a) That he is sorry for his sins.
(b) That he will continue to run until he dies.
(c) That he is in the same position as the slaves.
(d) That he is still in charge of the natives.

7. What has the forest come to symbolize over the course of the five forest scenes so far?
(a) Emperor Jones' racial history.
(b) The darkness in the heart of men.
(c) The chaos at the heart of the universe.
(d) The redemptive fecundity of nature.

8. What part does Emperor Jones play in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?
(a) He is leading a slave revolt.
(b) He is a slave being auctioned.
(c) He is being punished.
(d) He is on trial.

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

10. What does Emperor Jones feel when he realizes his part in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Repentant.
(d) Vengeful.

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

12. 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) Dissonance.
(b) Harmony.
(c) Syncopation.
(d) Cacophony.

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

14. What does Emperor Jones do when he comes on stage in the fourth forest scene?
(a) Shoot the rebellious natives.
(b) Talk about killing himself.
(c) Sit on a stump and put his head in his hands.
(d) Stalk around the stage, making threats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of help does Emperor Jones ask for in the fourth forest scene?

2. Whose experience is Emperor Jones envisioning in the fifth forest scene?

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

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

5. What does the setting in the fifth forest scene represent?

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