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 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
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 differences in subsequent human culture if this
form of life had developed 500 million years earlier, with special attention
to its affect 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 the repressed frustrations of each of the following:
Alexander of Aphrodisis, Rameses II, Hammurabi. Support your evaluation
with quotations from each man's work, making appropriate references.
It is not necessary to translate.
SOCIOLOGY
Estimate
the social 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. Criticize 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.
ASTRONOMY
You
have been given limitless supplies of hydrogen and helium and smaller quantities
of the heavy metals. Create the universe. Note: This is a take-home question.
Return project in six days.
