COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS. PROFESSIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION.-SEPTEMBER, 1883. WEDNESDAY, September 5th-Afternoon, 2 to 3.30. FRENCH. Examiner J. A. LERICHE, B.A. [Candidates must satisfy the Examiner in at least two parts of this paper.] Peu d'années s'étaient écoulées depuis qu'Edouard I. avait été couronné à Westminster (1272), lorsque les Gallois lui déclarèrent la guerre et ravagèrent plusieurs provinces de son royaume. La mort de leur chef, nommé Llewellyn, l'ordre, dit-on, de massacrer sur le champ tous les bardes qui tomberaient au pouvoir des Anglais, déterminèrent les Gallois à se soumettre. La reine Eléonore, qui avait suivi son mari dans cette guerre, devint mère, à Carnarvon, d'un jeune prince que son père appela également Edouard. Le roi, instruit de la résolution des Gallois, fit assembler leurs principaux chefs, et, prenant le nouveau-né dans ses bras: "Vous m'avez," leur dit-il, "demandé un prince né dans votre pays, et qui ne parlât pas anglais : je vous donne mon fils Edouard, qui vient de naître à Carnarvon, et qui ne sait encore prononcer un seul mot de cette langue, ni d'aucune autre. Recevez-le donc pour prince de Galles, et rappelez-vous que désormais ce titre sera celui de l'héritier du roi d'Angleterre." II. Grammatical Questions. 1. Conjugate throughout the imperative of venir, aller, recevoir, appeler; and the past indefinite of venir. 2. Give the feminine of- un mari, un prince, mon héritier, Monsieur le Marquis, son fils nouveau-né, son oncle paternel. 3. Distinguish between un Gallois and un Gaulois. Translate in full-Henry I., Henry II., Henry IV., and Henry V.; explaining the difference in such case between the French and the English. 4. "Peu d'années"-what words like peu thus require the preposition de to be joined to the following noun? Which one admits of du, de la, des? Give examples. 5. Can you use indifferently an or année, jour or journée, matin or matinée? Translate :-at noon; in the afternoon; in the evening. III. Translate into French : He Roger Bacon, who lived in Henry the Third's reign, was a monk in the Franciscan convent at Oxford, and was the most learned man of his age. He applied his learning to the discovery of useful knowledge. He invented telescopes, microscopes, and some other astronomical and mathematical instruments. discovered gunpowder, though he considered it as an object of mere curiosity. He made many valuable discoveries in medicine. In short, his genius rose so far above all his contemporaries, that he was looked upon as a magician, and was thrown into prison, where he was kept for many years. 31 COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS. (Incorporated by Royal Charter.) PROFESSIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION.-SEPTEMBER, 1883. THURSDAY, September 6th-Afternoon, 3.30 to 5. GERMAN. Examiner-F. LANGE, PH.D. [Candidates must satisfy the Examiner in at least two parts of this paper.] Bei der Ostermesse, die von den Sicilianern gewöhnlich stark besucht wurde, erregte in einer Kirche unweit Palermos ein junger Franzose durch sein freches Betragen ein allgemeines Aergerniß. Es kam daher bald zum Streit, der mit der Ermordung des Franzosen endete. Da seine Landsleute ihm beistanden, so wurde die Menge nur noch mehr erregt; überall blizten versteckte Dolche hervor, und alle anwesenden Franzosen wurden niedergestoßen. Von hier verbreitete sich der Aufstand über die ganze Stadt, und bald war die ganze Insel in heller Empörung, wobei kein Franzose geschont wurde. In Verkleidungen flohen diese durch die Insel; damit aber keiner entfliehe, ließ man jeden, der als Franzosse verdächtig war, das Wort Ciceri aussprechen. Wer dies nicht richtig sprechen konnte, wurde getödtet. Den Aufstand nannte man später von der Nachmittags= messe,, die sicilianische Vesper." 11. Grammatical Questions. 1. Form nouns from the following verbs, and indicate the gender :—grüßen, strömen, reiten, springen, trinken, laden, schreiben. 2. Translate:—on Monday; in spring and in autumn; in the month of July; on the tenth of February; at half-past six ; five minutes to eight. 3. Form adjectives from the following words: - dort, bald, diesseits, gestern, heute, Tag, Schrift, Abend, Gesell. Give the English meaning of each adjective. 4. Give the nominative plural of the following nouns :Studium, Hinderniß, Soldat, Offizier, Kasus, Thema, Ohr, Land. 5. Write down the imperfect subjunctive (1st person only) and the past participles of the following verbs :—loben, tadeln, fahren, tragen, leihen, wissen, befehlen, beginnen, können, sollen, gelingen, bieten. 6. Conjugate in full (a) the present indicative, and (b) the perfect indicative of abreisen and sich wundern. [See next page. Examiner-Rev. S. F. HIRON, LL.D., D.C.L. [Candidates must satisfy the Examiner in at least two PARTS of this paper.] VIRGIL-AENEID, LIB. I. or II. PART I. Translate into English : 1. Poscit equos atque arma simul, saltuque superbus 2. Nec me suasisse negabo, Ut se subtraheret bellique viaeque labori, 3. Sensit Alexander, quanto felicior hic qui Also ONE ONLY of the following passages :— (A.) For those ONLY who are examined in Book I. Hinc atque hinc glomerantur Oreades: illa pharetram Talis erat Dido, talem se laeta ferebat Per medios, instans operi regnisque futuris. (B.) For those ONLY who are examined in Book II. 5. "Heu! fuge, nate dea, teque his," ait, " eripe flammis. [See next page. (A.) For those ONLY who are examined in Book I. 1. In what cases are virum and labori, and why? 2. Explain the constructions-(a) ut subtraheret, and (b) qui cuperet and qui posceret. 3. Analyse (not parse) passage No. 3 set for translation, (Sensit Alexander, &c.). 4. Explain the allusions in juga Cynthi and Latonae pectus. 5. In what case is humero, and why? 6. What verb has the same root meaning as gaudia? Give its perfect. 7. Explain accurately what is the nature of the agreement of the adjective talis with the noun Dido. (B.) For those ONLY who are examined in Book II. 1. In what cases are virum and labori, and why? 2. Explain the constructions-(a) ut subtraheret, and (b) qui cuperet and qui posceret. 3. Analyse (not parse) passage No. 3 set for translation, (Sensit Alexander, &c.). 4. To whom and by whom does Virgil represent the words, "Heu fuge, nate dea, &c.," as being spoken? 5. In what case is flammis, and why? 6. With what word understood does hac agree? 7. Why is comites in the accusative case? PART III. Translate into Latin: Xerxes, a vain and foolish prince, when he made war on Greece, was told by one, that it would never come to a battle; by another, that he would find only empty cities and desolate countries, for they would not so much as stand the very fame of his coming. COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS. (Incorporated by Royal Charter.) PROFESSIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. -MARCH, 1883. WEDNESDAY, March 7th-Afternoon, 3.30 to 6. LATIN. Examiner-Rev. S. F. HIRON, LL.D., D.C.L. [Candidates must satisfy the Examiner in at least two PARTS of this paper.] CAESAR-DE BELLO GALLICO, LIB I. or II. PART I. Translate into English : 1. A senatu populi Romani amicus appellatus erat. 2. Flumen est Arar, quod per fines Haeduorum et Sequanorum in Rhodanum influit. 3. Non posse ejus imperia diutius sustinere. 4. Gallorum eadem atque Belgarum oppugnatio est haec. 5. Nam his utrisque persuaserant, uti eandem belli fortunam experirentur. 6. Ex itinere domum reverterunt. Also ONE ONLY of the following passages :— (A.) For those ONLY who are examined in Book I. 7. Idque natura loci sic muniebatur, ut magnam ad ducendum bellum daret facultatem, propterea quod flumen ut circino circumductum paene totum oppidum cingit. Reliquum spatium, quod est non amplius pedum sexcentorum, qua flumen intermittit, mons continet magna altitudine, ita ut radices montis ex utraque parte ripae fluminis contingant. Hunc murus circumdatus arcem efficit, et cum oppido conjungit. (B.) For those ONLY who are examined in Book II. 8. Itaque in tanta rerum iniquitate fortunae quoque eventus varii sequebantur. Legionis nonae et decimae milites, ut in sinistra parte acie constiterant, pilis emissis, cursu ac lassitudine exanimatos vulneribusque confectos Atrebates (nam his ea pars obvenerat) celeriter ex loco superiore in flumen compulerunt, et transire conantes, insecuti gladiis, magnam partem eorum impeditam interfecerunt. Ipsi transire flumen non dubitaverunt. PART II. Grammatical Questions. (A.) For those ONLY who are examined in Book I. 1. In what cases are amicus and domum, and why? 2. In what person, number, gender, and case is quod, (quod per fines, &c.), and why? 3. In what cases are bellum and ripae, and [See next page. |