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The Cadre, Feb. 17, 1977 page 12

This week, a special ar- ticle for all you artsies who have been dreaming about being an engineer. To see if you qualify trythis:

ENGINEERING PREREQUS ITE EXAM

INSTRUCTIONS- Read each question. carefully. Answer all questions Time limit- 2 hours

Begin immediately.

History Describe the. history

of. the papacy from its origin

to the present day, concentrat- ing especially but not exclu- sively, on its social,political, economic, religious, and phil- osophical impact on €urope, Asia, America and Africa. Be brief, concise and specific.

Medicine You -have been provided with a razor blade, a piece of vu 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 class- room. Calm them. You may use any ancient language except Latin or Greek.

Biology Create life. Estimate the difference in subsequent human cul-- ture if this form of life had developed 500 million years ear- lier, with special attention to

its probable effect on the english parlimentary system. Prove your the- sis.

Music Write a piano concerto. Orcnestrate and perform it with flute and drum. You will find a piano under your seat.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Describe in detail. Be objective and

specific.

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Psychology Based on your

knowledge of their works, evaluate the emetipnal stability degree of adjustr- ment, and repressed frustra- tions of each of the follow- ing:Alexander the great, Ramses 11, Gregory of Nicea, and Hammurabi. Support your evaluation with quotations from each-man's work. it is not not necessary to translate.

SOCIOLOGY Estimate the sociologi-

_ cal problems which might ac-

company the end of the world; Construct an experiment to test your theory.

ECONOMICS Develop a realistic plan for the refinancing of the national debt. Trace the possible effects of your plan in the following areas: Cubism, the Donatise controversy, the wave theory of light. Outline a method for preventing these effects. Criticize this meth- od from all possible points | of view. :

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POLITICAL SCIENCE There is a

red telephone on the desk be-

side you. Start world war III. Report on its socio-political

effects, if any.

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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 of science.

PHILOSOPHY Sketch the develop- ~ ment of human thought; estimate - its significance. Compare with

the development of. any other kind of thought.

EXTRA CREDIT Define the Un-_ iverse: give three examples.

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marry not an engineer is a., strange being possessed of many devils;. yea, he calle- th a slide rule, and he hath but one Bible- a hand book. "He talketh always of stresses and strains, and without end of Thermodynam. ~ ics. He showeth always a serious aspect and seemeth not to know how to smile

arid he picketh his seat

in the car by the springs therein and not by the damselb beside him; neith- er doth he know a water- fall except for its power, nor the sunset except fpr her speci€ic heat. :

"Always he carrith his

books with him, and he enter- taineth his maiden with steam tables. Verily, though his damsel expecteth choc- lates, when he calleth he

openeth the package to dis-

close samples of iron.: "Yea, he holdeth his damsel's hand, but only to measure the friction, and kisses but to test viscosity. For in his eyes shineth a far away look which is neither love nor longing--- but a vain attempt to re- call a formula. "There is but one key dear to his heart, and this is the Tau Beta Phi _key; and one love letter for which he yearneth, andthat an ''A''s and when to his damsel he writhet of love and signeth with crosses, mistake not these

symbols for kisses but

ratherfor unknown quantities. "Even as a young boy |

he pulleth a girl's hair to

test its elasticity, but as

a man he discovers different

devices; for he would count

the vibrations of her heart

strings and reckon her

strength of materials; for

he seekth ever to pursue

the scientific investigations,

and inscribeth his passion

in a formula; and his mar

riage is a simultaneous equa-

tion involving two unknowns

and yielding diverse answers.''