Logic. Higher Local. 1. Explain what is meant by definition, and point out the distinction between nominal definitions, and those which are not nominal. 2. Give the meaning of the following terms: axiom, distribution of a term, mediate inference, mood, ambiguous middle term, illicit process of a term. 3. Give and explain the fundamental canons of the syllogism. State fully what is meant by the Dicta de omni et nullo of Aristotle. 4. Write out the rules of the syllogism. Which, if any, of these rules do the following syllogisms break? (i) You and I are different persons. I am John; therefore you are not John. (ii) Oxford men are learned. A is a man of Oxford; therefore he is learned. (iii) B became ill after exposure to bad air, therefore that exposure was the cause of his illness. (iv) No man is perfect. Your son is no man; therefore he is perfect. (v) The Board School system is not wholly to be approved of; but we may approve of the teaching of classics to girls, for that is not part of the Board School system. 5. Assuming the following premises (i) and (ii) to be correct, state whether any or all of the conclusions (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) are correct, and give fully your reasons: (i) All authors are liable to error. (ii) All authors possess energy. (iii) All persons liable to error possess energy. (iv) All persons possessing energy are liable to error. (v) Some persons liable to error possess energy. (vi) Some persons possessing energy are liable to error. 6. Write from memory the mnemonic verses containing the valid moods of the syllogism. Construct syllogisms in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th figures, and reduce them to corresponding moods of the first figure. 7. Write a short essay on logical method. French History. (a) GENERAL, 1100-1328; (b) SPECIAL, 1661-1678. (a) 1. What do you know of the constitution of the feudal kingdom of Jerusalem ? 2. Give an account of the religious crusade in Provence. 3. What do you know of St. Louis' Pragmatic Sanction? On what grounds is it held to be not a genuine document ? 4. Give the history of the struggle between Philip IV. and Pope Boniface VIII. 5. What was the origin of the "Salic law of France"? (b) 6. Give some account of the administration of home affairs during the earlier part of the reign of Louis XIV. 7. Give the history of the relations between Louis XIV. and Charles II. of England. Enumerate the chief points in the Treaty of Dover. 8. What were the causes which led to the formation of the Triple Alliance? What was the object of that alliance, and what did it actually effect? 9. Sketch the career of William of Orange from his election as Stadtholder to the peace of Nimeguen. Constitutional History. 1. English History Paper, No. 1. 2. English History Paper, No. 3. 3. English History Paper, No. 4. 4. Give an account of taxation during this period, arranged under the heads, Grant, Incidence and Assessment. 5. Describe the judicial changes of Henry II. 6. Give an account of the official position and functions of the four great officers of the crown. 7. Translate and comment on Magna Charta, clause 14, "Ad habendum commune consilium regni." 8. Describe carefully the circumstances attending the coronation of John. Give the terms of the coronation oath. Political Economy. 1. "Economics is both an inductive, and a deductive science." Give and criticise Cairnes' opinion on the subject. 2. Give a short history of the English poor laws. 3. (i) "A fall in the rate of interest in a country is likely to check the growth of capital in some ways and to promote it in others." Explain this as fully as you can. (ii) What is the advantage of a high rate of interest? Is this advantage likely to be permanent? Why is the rate of interest so low in England at present? Why does the rate of interest vary? 4. Shew the great importance of the organisation of industry. 5. Senior Paper, No. 2. 6. Senior Paper, No. 3. Political Economy. Senior. 1. What are the advantages of division of labour? Distinguish between simple co-operation and complex cooperation. What limits division of labour? Comment on Mr. Wakefield's plan of colonisation. What do you consider are the possible disadvantages of division of labour? 2. "Political economists and legislators have generally drawn a distinction between land and all other forms of wealth." Prove this, and shew what reasons there are for this distinction. Give your opinion as to the value of these reasons. 3. Write an essay on competition, especially noting its effects at present in England. 4. Give a short account of any socialistic scheme with which you are acquainted. Distinguish between socialism and com munism. 5. Discuss the economic results of slavery. Can you explain why slavery flourished in the southern part of the United States, while it did not exist in the northern part? 6. Point out some of the differences between an Irish farmer in Ireland, and an English farmer in England. 7. Tell me what you know of the following: a peasant proprietor, a cottier, ryot tenure, a metayer, the margin of cultivation, corn rents. 8. Higher Local Paper, No. 2. Music. Junior and Senior. 1. Add treble, alto, and tenor parts to the following bass. Write the exercise in vocal score, and give the root of each chord. 2. Write an example of a perfect and plagal cadence in the key of F minor. 3. Give examples of a major and minor sixth, augmented seventh, diminished third, major ninth, augmented second, and minor octave. 4. In what divisions of time should the following signatures be placed, and why? 2, 4, 8, 4, 2, 18. 6 9 3 4 12 5. Give six Italian terms which are used to regulate the pace of the music. Senior Students only. 6. Explain the chord of the dominant ninth and its inversions, and say how they differ in major and minor keys. Write examples in the keys of G major and E minor. Resolve each chord, and figure the bass. 7. Define suspension, and distinguish between single and double suspensions. Write (in four parts) examples of those most commonly used. Prepare and resolve each, and figure the bass. 8. Add alto, tenor, and bass parts to the following melody: |