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| History | Describe the history of the papacy from its origin 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, and 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 | 2,500 riot crazed aborigines are storming the classroom. Calm
them. You may
use any ancient language except Latin or Greek. |
| Biology | Create life. Estimate the differences in subsequent human
cultures if this
form of life had been developed 500 million years earlier with special attention to its probable effect on the English parliamentary system. Prove your thesis. |
| Music | Write a piano concert. Orchestrate and perform 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 frustrations of each of the following: Alexander of Aphrodisias, Ramses II, Gregory of Nicea, Hammurabi. Support your evaluation with quotations from each man's 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. |
| Management Science | Define management. Define science. How do they relate? Why? Create a generalized algorithm to optimize all managerial decisions. Assuming an 1130 CPU supporting 50 terminals, each terminal to activate your algorithm; design the communications interface and all necessary control programs. |
| Engineering | The disassembled parts of a high-powered rifle have been placed
in a box on
your desk. You will also find an instruction manual printed in swahili. In 10 minutes a hungry Bengal tiger will be admitted to this room. Take whatever action you consider appropriate. Be prepared to justify your decision. |
| Political Science | There is a red telephone on the desk next to you. Start World
War III. Report
on its socio-political effects, if any. |
| Epistemology | Take a position for or against truth. Prove the validity of your position. |
| 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 the significance
of its
development. Compare with the development of other forms of though. |
| General Knowledge | Describe in detail. Be specific. |
| Extra Credit | Describe the universe. Give three examples. |