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how bout more complicated stuff
like why do men have two balls
not one or three and explane two
nipples to me too?
bilo.
----- Original Message -----
From: "MikeSuesserott" <MikeSuesserott@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bilo Selhi" <citadel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Omega List"
<omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 5:46 PM
Subject: An easy exam (was: Modeling The Market , study proposal... ( the
unholy grail ))
> Bilo,
>
> here are a few exam questions that should be equally easy:
>
> -------------------------------------
>
> Read each question carefully. Answer all questions.
> Time limit: 2 hours. Begin immediately.
>
> 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, Ramses 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.
>
> 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.
>
> (author unknown)
>
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