Bryn Mawr College - Bryn Mawr Yearbook (Bryn Mawr, PA)

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Questionnaires (submitted to all seniors) PHILOSOPHY What does the unmoved mover think about? How, according to Plato, do we come to know truths we have never experienced? Explain: to be is to be perceived. Explain: cogito ergo sum. Who won the race between Achilles and the tortoise? SCIENCE What is heavy water? What are chromosomes? What are seeds? Why does an electric light bulb light when the switch is turned on? What is a fossil? Why are there hills and valleys? Explain the phases of the moon. When you light a gas jet, why is it that the gas in the mains and tank does not take fire? HISTORY OF ART What is wrong with the Sistine Madonna? When, how and why did painting in oils become general? What is the real relation of Roman Art to Romanesque? ECONOMICS What is meant by the Gold Standard? What was the mediaeval Doctrine of Usury? What economic, social, or political groups have advocated the right to the whole product of labor ? What were the economic causes of the American Revolution ? ENGLISH What Eliabethan poet (non-dramatic) most influenced the poets of the Romantic period? Name an English writer who: a) Was drowned. b) Committed suicide. c) Was slain in a brawl. d) Died in Missolonghi. e) Lived in New Zealand. f) Died with Cymbeline in his hand. 25

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Re-arrange in chronological order: a) In Memoriam. b) Emma. c) The Portrait of a Lady. d) The Portrait of Mr. W. H. e) The Dunciad. f) The Unfortunate Traveller. g) The Book of the Courtier. h) The Anatomy of Melancholy. 1) Moll Flanders. HISTORY Who made, or is said to have made the following statements: L ' etat c ' est moi. Millions for defense and not one cent for tribute. Working men of all countries unite. You can fool some of the people all of the time, you can fool all of the people some of the time, but you can ' t fool all of the people all of the time. What have the following historical figures in common? Marat, Lincoln, Caesar, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, Thomas Becket, and William the Silent. What is the most important contribution of mediaeval England to modern government? By what common manifestation are the following dates characterized? 1517, 1649, 1789, 1917, 1929. LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS (Of longer passages submitted, only the following excerpts are printed, as these par- ticular excerpts afford the greatest possibilities for free translations, such as: Dans son assiette, arrondi mollement Un pate chaud, d ' un aspect delectable D ' un peu trop loin m ' attirait doucement. In his napkin a softly rounded cake, warm and of inviting appearance, sweetly attracted me from a little distance. A man whose warm pate had a delectable appearance, and who was settled comfortably in a chair, at a distance attracted me. In its napkin, heaped softly, a warm paw of a delectable character from a little too far away pulled me gently. In its foldings, fragrantly smelling — In its chair, moist and round — In his dish, sweetly sprinkled — 27