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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 Emperor Jones' vision of Jeff?
(a) Epiphany.
(b) Flashback.
(c) Catharsis.
(d) Foreshadowing.

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 is confident and laughing about his luck.
(c) He has collected his thoughts and he has a plan.
(d) He steels himself against his fears.

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

4. What does Smithers talk to the old woman about in the first scene?
(a) Where Emperor Jones hid his food.
(b) Where she is going.
(c) Where the other whites have gone.
(d) When the natives are going to kill Emperor Jones.

5. How has the beat of the tom-tom changed when the second forest scene opens?
(a) It is quieter, but it plays an angry rhythm.
(b) It is closer than before, but it is subdued.
(c) It is louder and closer than before.
(d) It has been joined by other drums.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which statement describes the eyes of the figures whom Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene?

2. What do the natives mistakenly think about Emperor Jones?

3. What happens to Emperor Jones when he sees the apparition in the third forest scene?

4. What literary term describes Emperor Jones' language when he shoots at the apparition?

5. Which character is the first to appear in the second scene in the forest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which characters talk about Jones in the final scene? What do they say?

3. Contrast Emperor Jones' status in the first scene with his status at the end of the sixth forest scene.

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

5. Where is the native woman going in the first scene?

6. Describe the setting for the first scene of the play.

7. What relationship binds Emperor Jones to the figures in the vision he sees in the fifth forest scene?

8. What does Emperor Jones do when he understands what the figure in the sixth forest scene's apparition wants from him?

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

10. What irony does Smithers point out in the final scene?

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