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You have three hours to complete each of the following questions:

1. Give your conception of the evolution of all flora which now cover the surface of the earth. (Botany comp, 1929)

2. Compose a violin or vocal solo with piano accompaniment. (Music, 1949)

3. What speaker or speakers of ancient or modern times most nearly approached Cicero's conception of the ideal orator either in its entirety or in particular characteristics? (Public Speaking, 1933)

4. "There is no denying it Moscow is still dictating the terrain on which the propaganda battle is being fought, and Washington is still incapable of taking up any but a defensive position." Defend or criticize this statement. Support your argument with specific illustrations drawn preferably from recent events. (Sociology-An-thropology, 1960)

5. A torus is cut by a plane containing its axis. Find the centroid of one of the halves. (Mathematics, 1946)

6. Discuss the following quote by Pascal: "The silence of the infinite spaces frightens me." (Comparative Literature-Philosophy, 1950)

7. Outline a group of experiments leading to the determination of the mass of a hydrogen atom. (Physics, 1940)

8. Write an essay on the development of the novel from the early eighteenth century to the present, taking natural scenery, dialogue, irony, moral and philosophical problems, unity and artistic form into consideration. (English, 1929)