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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which literary style describes the scenes in which Emperor Jones sees apparitions?
(a) Naturalism.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Magic realism.
(d) Realism.

2. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' work in the third forest scene?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Fencing.
(c) Excursus.
(d) Miming.

3. Who is the first character to appear on stage?
(a) Smithers.
(b) Emperor Jones.
(c) An old woman.
(d) Lem.

4. What is the throne in the palace made of?
(a) Pearls and jewels.
(b) Precious metals and stones.
(c) Uncut wood.
(d) Ivory.

5. What does Emperor Jones tell himself at the beginning of the third forest scene?
(a) That he is going to die.
(b) That he will go back and kill Jeff.
(c) That he is dreaming.
(d) That he has not seen any ghosts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away was Emperor Jones' would-be assassin when the gun misfired?

2. The allegorical appearance of figures can also be described as what literary device?

3. How does Emperor Jones feel in the moments before he first sees the black figures in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Which literary device is employed in this first forest scene?

5. What color is the throne?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the formless fears manifested on stage?

2. Some of Emperor Jones' apparitions are racial memories. What does this conclusion say about the state or the future of the black race?

3. How does Jones break the spell of the apparition in the fifth forest scene?

4. What progress, if any, has Emperor Jones made in the fifth forest scene?

5. How does Emperor Jones' appearance change in the third forest scene?

6. Describe the apparition Emperor Jones sees in the fourth forest scene.

7. Explain how Emperor Jones attained his authority over the natives.

8. Describe the setting where Act 1, Scene 4 begins.

9. How does the sound of the tom-tom change over the course of the second forest scene?

10. How does Emperor Jones dispel the apparition in Act 1, Scene 7?

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