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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 term describes the structure of the first three forest scenes?
(a) Monologues.
(b) Vignettes.
(c) Dialogues.
(d) Catharses.

2. How does Emperor Jones feel after he has seen the black figures?
(a) He is terrified and runs blindly into the forest.
(b) He steels himself against his fears.
(c) He is confident and laughing about his luck.
(d) He has collected his thoughts and he has a plan.

3. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What happens when the leader of that group turns his back to Emperor Jones?
(a) Jones acts as if to slit his throat.
(b) Jones runs into the forest.
(c) Jones shoots him with the silver bullet.
(d) Jones acts as if to hit him with a shovel.

4. Emperor Jones sees a group of figures in Act 1, Scene 4. What happens when Emperor Jones shoots at the leader?
(a) Jeff returns on the side of the stage.
(b) The natives find him and chase him.
(c) The apparition disappears.
(d) Smithers brings him food.

5. What provision has Emperor Jones made in case of uprising?
(a) He stockpiled weapons in the palace.
(b) He trained an elite security force.
(c) He put Smithers in charge of security.
(d) He buried food in the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jeff wearing when Emperor Jones sees him?

2. Who tried but failed to kill Emperor Jones?

3. Who gestures to Emperor Jones to join the figures in the apparition?

4. What is the throne in the palace made of?

5. How has Emperor Jones' appearance changed since the scene with the black figures?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way is the routine of the palace out of the ordinary as the play begins?

3. Describe how Emperor Jones changes his clothing in the fourth forest scene.

4. Describe the apparition Emperor Jones sees in the third forest scene.

5. What gives Emperor Jones his confidence when he learns that the natives are rising against him?

6. What is it that gives Emperor Jones the courage to act in the fourth forest scene?

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

8. Describe the apparition Emperor Jones sees in the sixth forest scene.

9. Describe Emperor Jones' appearance in the second forest scene.

10. Describe the structure at the center of the stage as the sixth forest scene opens.

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