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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which answer represents the setting when the last scene opens?

2. What is the significance of the silver bullet?

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

4. Which religion predominates in Emperor Jones' final vision?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has the situation of American blacks changed since 1929, when this play was written? Have they overcome the challenges Emperor Jones faces, or represents himself as having faced? Has the ambiguity of the play's ending been resolved by multiculturalism? Cite instances from recent history as well as instances from the script.

Essay Topic 2

What are the different justifications for authority in Emperor Jones? Does the play shift from one kind of authority to another? Citing specific examples from the script, describe the different claims to authority in Emperor Jones.

Essay Topic 3

What is the moral of Emperor Jones? Does the play teach a moral? If you think it does, describe how that lesson is presented. If you think that it does not, what does it teach us, if not a moral?

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