Temple University School of Medicine - Skull Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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The New MCAT A TEST FOR PROF. IRWIN COREY The following anonymous spoof is circulating among doctoral candidates on a number of campuses, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education which recently printed it. Anyone who's ever gone through a doctoral examination - or for that matter struggled through the cunning directions on essay tests - will agree that the writer deserves at least a Ph.D. General examination for the doctor of philosophy degree: 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 upon Europe. Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Be brief, concise, and specific. Public Speaking Some 2,500 riot—crazed aborigines are storming the classroom. Calm them. You may use any ancient language except Latin or Greek. Your performance will be videotaped. Biopsy Create life. Estimate the differences in subsequent human culture if this form of life had developed 500 million years earlier, giving special attention to its probable effect on the English parliamentary system. Prove your thesis. Music Write a piano concerto. Orchestrate and perform it with flute and violin. You will find a piano under your seat In the interest of time, you may omit the coda Psychology Based on your knowledge of their works, evaluate the emotional stability, degree of adjustment. and repressed frustrations of each of the following. Moses, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Rameses II. Gregory of Nyssa, Hammurabi. Freud. Hitler, Idi Amin. Support your evaluation with quotations from each man's work, making appropriate references. It is not necessary to translate. Political Science There is a red telephone on the desk beside you. Start World War III Report at length on its sociopolitical effects, if any. Engineering The disassembled parts of a high-powered rifle have been placed on your desk. You will also find an instruction manual in Swahili. In 10 minutes a hungry Bengal tiger will be admitted to the room. Take whatever action you feel is appropriate 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, the wave theory of light, the automobile industry. 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. Physics Explain the nature of matter. Include in your answer an evaluation of the impact of the development of mathematics on science. Mathematics MX equals Pi R squared. Construct a formula showing how long it would take a fire ant to drill a hole through a dill pickle if the length-girth ratio of the ant to the pickle were 98.17 1. Philosophy Sketch the development of human thought and estimate its significance. Compare with the development of any other kind of thought General Knowledge Describe in detail. Be objective and specific. Abbreviations are permitted. You will be graded for punctuation and grammar. Sociology Estimate the sociological problems that might accompany the end of the world. Construct an experiment to test your theory. Use charts if appropriate.

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