Instructions
Read each question carefully.
Answer all questions.
Time limit: 2 hours. Begin immediately.
History
Describe the history of the Papacy from its origins to the present
day, concentrating especially, but not exclusively, on its social,
political, economic, religious and philosophical impact on Europe,
Asia, America and Africa. Be brief, concise & specific.
Medicine
You have been provided with a razor blade, a piece of gauze and a
bottle of scotch. Remove your appendix. Do not suture until your
work has been inspected. You have fifteen minutes.
Public Speaking
2500 riot-crazed aborigines are storming the classroom. Calm them.
You may use any ancient language except Latin or Greek.
Biology
Create life. Estimate the difference in subsequent human culture if
this form of life had developed 500 million years earlier, with
special attention to its probable effect on the English
Parliamentary system. Prove your thesis.
Music
Write a piano concerto. Orchestrate and perform it with flute and
drum. You will find a piano under your seat.
Psychology
Based on your knowledge of their works, evaluate the emotional
stability, degree of adjustment and repressed frustration of each
of the following: Alexander of Aphrodisis, Rameses II, and
Hammuarabi. Support your evaluation with quotations from each mans
work, making appropriate references. It is not necessary to
translate.
Sociology
Estimate the sociological problems which might accompany the end of
the world. Construct an experiment to test your theory.
Engineering
The disassembled parts of a high-powered rifle have been placed on
your desk. You will also find an instruction manual printed in
Swahili. In 10 minutes, a hungry Bengal tiger will be admitted to
the room. Take whatever action you feel necessary. Be prepared to
justify your decision.
Economics
Develop a realistic plan for refinancing the national debt. Trace
the possible effects of your plan in the following areas: Cubism,
the Donatist Controversy and the Wave Theory of Light. Outline a
method for preventing these effects. Criticise this method from all
possible points of view. Point out the deficiencies in your point
of view, as demonstrated in your answer to the last question.
Political Science
There is a red telephone on the desk beside you. Start World War
III. Report at length on its socio-political effects if any.
Epistemology
Take a position for or against truth. Prove the validity of your
stand.
Physics
Explain the nature of matter. Include in your answer an evaluation
of the impact of the development of mathematics on science.
Philosophy
Sketch the development of human thought. Estimate its significance.
Compare with the development of any other kind of thought.
General Knowledge.
Describe in detail. Be objective and specific.
