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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lem say he got his silver bullet?
(a) The natives stole it from Emperor Jones.
(b) The natives recovered it from the forest.
(c) The natives melted down money.
(d) The natives bought it from traders.

2. How have the tom-tom beats changed at the end of the sixth forest scene?
(a) They are starting to get further away.
(b) They are essentially a constant wall of sound.
(c) They are louder and faster than ever.
(d) They are muffled now.

3. What does Emperor Jones feel when he realizes his part in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?
(a) Repentant.
(b) Vengeful.
(c) Desperate.
(d) Powerful.

4. Emperor Jones sees a scene in Act 1 Scene 5. Where does one of the figures in his vision gesture for him to stand?
(a) On a stump.
(b) On an auction stage.
(c) On a guillotine.
(d) On a throne.

5. What apparition does Emperor Jones see in this fourth forest scene?
(a) A trial in court.
(b) A slave uprising.
(c) A slave auction.
(d) A prison scene.

6. Which literary term describes the interaction between Emperor Jones' voice and the voices of the figures in his vision in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Dissonance.
(b) Syncopation.
(c) Cacophony.
(d) Harmony.

7. What is the setting of the sixth forest scene?
(a) A clearing in the forest.
(b) A crossroads.
(c) A tangled forest.
(d) A beach.

8. Which term describes the tone of the fourth forest scene?
(a) Nightmare.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Satyr play.
(d) Spectacle.

9. Which literary term describes the apparition in the fourth forest scene?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Flashback.
(c) Ancestral memory.
(d) Foreshadowing.

10. Someone enters the sixth forest scene with Emperor Jones. What does that figure represent to Emperor Jones?
(a) Divine forgiveness.
(b) The spirit of the earth.
(c) The forces of evil.
(d) The spirit of justice.

11. What part does Emperor Jones play in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?
(a) He is being punished.
(b) He is a slave being auctioned.
(c) He is on trial.
(d) He is leading a slave revolt.

12. Who does Emperor Jones stand in for in the fourth forest scene?
(a) All black men.
(b) All slaves.
(c) All black American men.
(d) All slave buyers.

13. How does Emperor Jones feel when he enters the sixth forest scene?
(a) He is disoriented and delirious, laughing hysterically.
(b) He is confused and does not know where he is.
(c) He thinks he is back in America standing trial.
(d) He recognizes the site and he is terrified.

14. Where does the fifth forest scene open?
(a) At a crossroads in the forest.
(b) In an overgrown part of the forest.
(c) In the palace.
(d) In a clearing in the forest.

15. Which term describes the development of the plot of Emperor Jones?
(a) Kuntzleroman.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Bildungsroman.
(d) Comedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emperor Jones feel about the thing he throws into the bushes in the fourth forest scene?

2. What is the significance of the silver bullet?

3. What kind of help does Emperor Jones ask for in the fourth forest scene?

4. What is the significance of Emperor Jones dispelling his final vision?

5. Which musical term describes the change in the sound of the tom-tom at the end of the fourth forest scene?

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