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1. If 13 tons 11 cwt. 17 lbs. of cane stock cost £ 165 14 s. 2 d . , how much will 7 tons 3 cwt . 5 lbs . cost ?
2. A man invests £ 1,200 for 5 years at 2 1/2 per cent. per annum compound interest . Find the amount at the end of the time .
3. Give a description in words of the method of proof, sometimes used by Euclid, called the Reductio ad absurdum .
4. What systems of verse have prevailed in England, and what is their approximate chronological order ?
5. To what abuses is the employment of metaphor and simile subject ?
6. Discuss the reasons of Richard II's failure in life .
7. How would you determine the composition (by volume) of hydrochloric acid and of ammonia ?
8. Give a general account of Silicon and of its chief compounds .
9. What was Darwin's theory as to the relation of Volcanic to Plutonic rocks ? Quote examples, and mention any experiments which have confirmed his theory .
10. Discuss the value and limitations of Kant's ethical ideal .
11. To what extent did the Restoration of 1660 undo the work of the Long Parliament and of the Protectorate ?
12.Discuss the political views of the Earl of Beaconsfield .
13. "Primitive Rome was essentially a Latin Town." Discuss this .
14. Discuss the difficulties which lie in the way of a general theory of pleasure and pain .
15. Incorporate the following words into a passage of not more than 100 words ; coburg , deuterogamy , gambit , mansuetude , pasigraphy , sera , tor , weft and zygopleural ( z = z ).
16. As the first quarter of this centaury draws to a close ,you are to venture an opinion as to how many years will pass from the end of 1925 until the end of the Millennium .You should make reference in your answer to the Arabic arithmetical concept of zero and the work of what is now known as the Church of Rome in this area of study .
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