ENGLISH LITERATURE. 1. To what historical period does each of the following authors belong: Caedmon, Chaucer, Sir Thomas Moore, William Dunbar, John Skelton? Give an account of one of them. Mention the principal writings of each. 2 (a). I schal tell, as I have herd, Of Lyncolne, so seyth the geste : ROBERT DE BRUNE. (14th Century.) Give the meaning of the above in Modern English. 3. Name five of Shakspear's plays. Give an outline of one. 4. Sketch briefly the life of John Milton. Mention his principal works. 5. Mention five prominent American authors and characterize the writings of each. GENERAL HISTORY. 1. Give an account of the struggle for supremacy between Athens, Thebes and Sparta. 2. Origin of the Turks. Their appearance in Europe and the preceding struggles. Sketch briefly the career of Charles Martel. 3. What is meant by 66 Federal Union"? Describe the attempts, successful and unsuccessful, to form such unions in Greece, Rome and among nations of Teutonic origin. 4. (a) The rise of Spain to power. (b) Most prosperous period. Connect her history with that of (c) England, (d) France, (e) Germany, (f) United States. 5. The origin, principles, history, and leaders of political parties in the United States. 1. What do I gain by buying a lot of land containing 174 acres for $.90 per sq. ft., and selling for $750000? 2. What is the difference between 3 of 1 cord, and 371% of 100 cu. ft.? 3. Change to a common fraction .0643. 4. A man sold two boxes of goods at $75 each. On one he gained 10%, on the other he lost 16%. What was the cost of each? 5. Change 5 rds. 1 ft. to a decimal of a mile. 6. If it costs 75 cents to have a cord of wood sawed so as to change each stick into 2 parts, what should be the cost of sawing so as to change each stick into 3 parts? 7. When it is midnight at Boston 71° 3′ 30′′ W., what time is it at X, 60° 42′ E.? 8. The interest on a certain principal for 2 yrs. 6 mos. at 3% is $76.50. What is the principal? 9. Square 16.8. 10. What time should 8 men take to perform a piece of work which 5 men can do in 4 days? II. 1. Divide sixteen and eight one-thousandths, by one hundred three ten-thousandths. 2. Change 173% to a simple fraction. 3. Extract square root of 271.2609. 4. A man bought 9 gals. 3 qts. of oil for $4, and sold it at 6 cents per pint. How much did he gain? 5. I have spent of my money and .41% of it, and have still $21.42. What sum had I at first? 6. At $70 per acre, what will be the cost of a lot of land 76 ft. long by 3rds. wide? 7. Change 5 cd. ft., 10 cu. ft. to a decimal of a cord. 8. I sell an umbrella for $6.50. Thereby I lose 12% of its cost. If I had sold for 163% more than cost, for what sum should I have sold? 9. I pay $331 premium for insuring a building (this includes $1 for cost of policy), at %. The building is worth 77000. For what part of its value is it insured? 10. A man bequeathed $1150 to his two sons. To the younger he left $200 less than to the elder. What sum did the elder receive? GRAMMAR. I. 1. Write a simple sentence, containing an adjective and an adverb phrase. 2. Give three examples in sentences of auxiliary verbs, and explain their uses. 3. Define and use in sentences a proper noun; a verb in the passive voice; an adverb of time. 4. Give two nouns having the same form for the singular and the plural number; two, having no singular; two, having irregular plurals. 5. Give the principal parts of sit, drink, rise, swim, must. 6. Correct the following sentences giving reasons for correction : (a.) They thought it was me. (b.) The book lays on the table. (c.) The eldest of the two sons attends school. 7. Fill up the blanks below: Snowbound, a.-- Lowell, the -by has written. wrote a history of the United States. 8. Write a brief description of the town in which you live, its general appearance, industries, and noted persons. II. 1. State the several offices of the different parts of speech, illustrating each. 2. What are the essential parts of a sentence? 3. Define and use in sentences: an abstract noun; a relative pronoun; a transitive verb, 4. Explain the difference in meaning between I rode and I have ridden; May I go and Can I go. 5. Mention three common errors in the use of language, correct the errors and give your reasons for the correction. 6. Write the possessive singular and plural of child, thief, fox, sisterin-law. 7. Fill up the blanks below: Hiawatha, a----- by.. est English poet. Hawthorne, the. wrote the great 8. Write a brief description of the last school you attended, and of the method of studying grammar and language pursued there. GEOGRAPHY. I. 1. (a) Name the provinces of British America. (b) What is the government of Canada? 2. What states and territories lie on the northern and western boundaries of the U. S. ? 3. What countries in Europe are in the same latitude as the New England States? 4. Draw map of South America; show surface, drainage and political divisions. 5. For what is each of the following places noted? Sheffield, Belfast, Lyons, Lucerne, Quito? 6. What is meant by climate, and how is climate influenced? 7. (a) Name the continents in order of their size. (b) Which continent has most deeply indented outlines? 8. What is the difference between Political and Physical Geography? 9. Name five islands of the South Pacific Ocean. 10. (a). What is the shape of the Earth? 1. Of what does Political Geography treat? 2. Draw map of New England States and locate counties and large cities in Connecticut. 3. Name the water boundaries and indentations surrounding Asia. 4. How would you go by water from Constantinople to Calcutta? 5. Name the states on the left bank of the Mississippi. Give capital of each. 6. Locate and name some fact about each of the following: Rome, Berne, San Francisco, Hammerfest. 7. What is the largest river in Europe? Describe its course from source to mouth. 8. Name ten exports of South America. 9. Where, and on what river is Adelaide ? Nankin? Benares? Irkoutsk? Florence? 10. What state is especially rich in iron? coal? fruit? tobacco? salt? HISTORY. 1. The discovery of the Mississippi. 2. Compare the French and English in America in 1750 as to, (a) Numbers. (b) Extent of claim. (c) Character of settlers. (d) Treatment of Indians. 3. The Connecticut Charter. (a) How obtained. (b) Attempt to take it away. 4. In which colony would you have chosen to live in the Colonial days? Give five reasons. 5. State which settlements were made from religious motives; which from commercial motives. 6. Had you been living in 1765, would you have sided with Patrick Henry or with Geo. Grenville? Why? 7. The history of Nathan Hale. 8. Since the Revolutionary War, what territory has the United States bought? 9. Give the principal events in the administrations of the following Presidents: Jefferson, Jackson, Monroe, Pierce, Polk. 10. How are the laws made for the United States? II. 1. Give some characteristics of the North American Indians. What is the present condition of the American Indian? 2. Give reasons why the Dutch made so few discoveries in the new world, and the Spaniards made so many. 3. If you were to have charge of the planting of a colony, what good things would you copy from the early founders, and what things avoid? 4. Name the thirteen original colonies, and state what people settled each. 5. Draw a map of Connecticut. Show on it the Saybrook Colony; Connecticut Colony; New Haven Colony. 6. Write two pages on the Virginian Colony. 7. Write of Benedict Arnold's connection with the Revolution, before and after his command at West Point. 8. How many and what states were carved out of the Northwest Territory? 9. What is a Civil War? Name the principal leaders on each side in the War of 1861. 10. What did these men do for our country; Israel Putnam? Thomas Hooker? Daniel Webster? J. Q. Adams? |