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          ENTRANCE EXAM

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The last year I was in Berkeley, somebody sent this out over 
the berknet to all of the Student accounts.  The general 
preface note said that this is a preview of the Computer 
Science Entrance exam that would be given to all incoming CS 
students.

COMPUTER SCIENCE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 1

Instructions: Read each question carefully. Answer all
questions. Time limit is four (4) hours. Begin immediately.

    History: Describe the history of the Papacy from its 
origin to  the present,  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 and 
approved. Allow yourself no more than five (5) minutes for 
this.

     Public Speaking: Approximately  2500  riot-crazed  
aborigines  will soon  be  storming the room. Calm them. You 
may use any ancient language except Greek or Latin.

     Biology: Create life. Estimate the differences in 
subsequent  human culture  if this life form had developed 
300 million years earlier, with 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 drums. You will find a piano 
under your seat.

     Psychology: Based on your knowledge of their  works,  
evaluate  the emotional stability, degree of adjustment, and 
repressed frustrations of each of the following: Alexander of 
Aphrodisis, Rameses II,  Gregory  of Nicia,  and Hammurabi. 
Support your evaluation with quotations from each man's work, 
making  appropriate  references.  It  is  not  necessary  to
translate.

     Sociology: Estimate the sociological problems that might 
 accompany the end of the world. You may construct a theory 
to test your theory.

     Engineering: The disassembled parts of a high  powered  
rifle  have been  placed nearby. You will also find an 
instruction manual written in Swahili. In ten (10) minutes a 
hungry Bengal tiger will be  admitted  to the  room.  Take 
whatever action you feel necessary. Be prepared to justify 
whatever decision you make.

     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. Outline  one plan  for 
 eliminating these effects. Point out the deficiencies in 
your point of view, as demonstrated in your answer to the 
latter part of this problem.

     Political Science: There is a red telephone nearby. 
Start World War III.  Report at length in its socio-political 
effects, if any.

     Epistemology: Take a position for or against truth. 
Prove its validity.

     Physics: Explain the nature of matter. Include in your  
answer an evaluation of the impact of the development of 
mathematics on science.

     General Knowledge: Describe in detail. Be objective and 
specific.

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