Final Exam

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Instructions: Read each question carefully. Answer any five questions
you choose.
Time Limit: One hour. Begin immediately.

1. HISTORY- Describe the history of the papacy from its origins to the
present day, concentrating expecially, but not exclusively, on its
social, political,
economic, religious, and philosophical impact on Europe, Asia,
America, and
Africa. Be brief, concise, and specific.

2. 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 15 minutes.

3. PUBLIC SPEAKING- 2,500 riot-crazed aborigines are storming the
classroom. Calm them. You may use any ancient language except Latin or
Greek.

4. 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 probable effect on the English parliamentary system.
Prove your thesis.

5. MUSIC- Write a piano concerto. Orchestrate and perform it with
flute
and drum. You will find a piano under your seat.

6. PSYCHOLOGY- Based on your knowledge of their words, 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.

7. SOCIOLOGY- Estimate the sociological problems which might accompany
the end of the world. Construct an experiment to test your theory.

8. 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 ten minutes, a hungry Bengal tiger will be admitted to
the room. Take
whatever action you feel appropriate. Be prepared to justify your
decision.

9. EPISTEMOLOGY- Take a position for or against Truth. Prove the
validity of your position.

10. PHYSICS- Explain the nature of matter. Include in your answer an
evaluation of the impact of the development of mathematics on
science.

11. PHILOSOPHY- Sketch the development of human thought, estimate its
significance. Compare with the development of any other kind of
thought.

EXTRA CREDIT- Define the Universe. Give three examples.