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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the fourth forest scene begin?
(a) In front of the palace.
(b) A clearing in the forest.
(c) A crossroads in the plain.
(d) In a cave.

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

4. What does the sixth forest scene tell us about Emperor Jones' wanderings?
(a) He has finally made it to a place of safety.
(b) He is far away from the palace and totally disoriented.
(c) He has traveled to the place where the natives will find him.
(d) He has eluded his pursuers, and knows where to run to.

5. Someone enters the sixth forest scene with Emperor Jones. What does that person do?
(a) Offers to help Jones.
(b) Dances right in front of Emperor Jones.
(c) Kills Jones.
(d) Prays with Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is Emperor Jones in when the natives bring him back in the final scene?

2. What atmosphere does the drumming create during the fourth forest scene?

3. Which literary term describes the interaction between Emperor Jones' voice and the voices of the figures in his vision in the fifth forest scene?

4. What can we gather from the fact that Emperor Jones does not shoot anyone in the apparition in the fifth forest scene?

5. Who does Emperor Jones stand in for in the fourth forest scene?

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