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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Emperor Jones see in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Chained prisoners on a chain gang.
(b) Shackled slaves on a slave ship.
(c) Shackled prisoners.
(d) Chained slaves at a slave auction.

3. What does Emperor Jones throw into the bushes in the fourth forest scene?
(a) His gun.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His jacket.
(d) His shirt.

4. Which religion predominates in Emperor Jones' final vision?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Born again Christianity.
(d) Voodoo.

5. What is the significance of Emperor Jones dispelling his final vision?
(a) He does not have anything left to protect himself with.
(b) He has finally overcome all of the things that could hurt him.
(c) He has been reduced to the level of the natives who are looking for him.
(d) He has chosen to die for his sins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emperor Jones do when he enters the sixth forest scene?

2. What are the figures saying in Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?

3. How have the natives triumphed by the end of the play?

4. What does Emperor Jones use to dispel his final vision?

5. What is the tone of Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?

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