VII. 1. On the accompanying outline map of England and Wales mark the names of the chief bays and headlands; of the counties on the coast between Boston and Falmouth, and the chief towns of each; trace the course of the Thames, Mersey, Wharfe, Wye, Tees; and mark by asterisks, with the names written near them, the position of Carlisle, Grimsby, Dover, Kendal, Hereford, Swansea, Oxford, Birmingham, York, Bedford. 2. On the accompanying outline map of Ireland insert the names of the chief bays and headlands; trace the course of the Barrow, Foyle, Liffey, Shannon, Slaney, and the line of the most important ranges of hills; and place Clonmel, Mullingar, Naas, Newry, Lifford, Thurles, Enniskillen, Castlebar, Trim, Tullamore. 3. Name the chief harbours on the west coast of Ireland, and the county in which each is situated. 4. Describe any one of the great lines of railway in Ireland; naming, in order, the counties through which it runs, and the most important stations upon it. 5. Name the chief rivers, and two or three of the most important towns, in each of the following counties:-Cavan, Galway, Kilkenny, Mayo, Waterford. 6. Name the capital towns of the following countries :-Spain, Austria, Bohemia, Hanover, Scotland, Brazil, China, Massachusetts, Denmark, Greece. 7. Where are the following places; to whom do they belong; and what do you know about any of them?-Moscow, Cairo, Damascus, Richmond, (U.S.), Dresden, Lyons, Turin, Delhi, Ning-po, St. Helena. 8. Explain fully the meaning of latitude, longitude, promontory, bay, river, island, strait, continent, lake, ocean. QUESTIONS IN GEOGRAPHY. Set to candidates for the situation of unpaid Attache, who are required to show a knowledge of "so much of M'Culloch's Geographical Dictionary, as relates to the country to which they are about to proceed." I. Geography, History and Statistics of Switzerland. 1. Into how many cantons is Switzerland divided? Name them, giving their principal towns, and stating what language is ordinarily employed in each of them respectively. State the population of Switzerland, and what proportion of it consists of Roman Catholics. In which cantons especially do the Protestant inhabitants form a majority? 3. Describe accurately the course of the river Aar, mentioning its chief tributaries on either bank. What other rivers of i portance have their sources in Switzerland. 4. Draw a map of Switzerland, giving in the margin the heights of the principal mountains. 5. What are the principal manufactures of Switzerland? Under what advantages and disadvantages are they carried on? 6. What are the laws and customs prevalent in Switzerland with regard to the division of property? 7. What is the form of government now established in Switzerland; and when was it placed on its present footing? How is the Federal Assembly composed, and where are its meetings held? 8. What course has been adopted by the Swiss government with regard to public education? II. Geography and Statistics of Prussia. 1. Enumerate the provinces and regencies into which Prussia is divided, and mention some of the chief towns in each. 2. Describe the position of the chief sea-ports of Prussia, and the course of her principal rivers. 3. What are the most important mineral products of Prussia, and in what provinces respectively are they found? 4. State approximately the population of Prussia and of Berlin, the number of the Prussian regular army, and the Prussian contingent to the Germanic Confederation. 5. At what annual cost is the Prussian army maintained? State the regulations with regard to the Prussian landwehr. 6. Explain fully the nature of the important change which was introduced in the tenure of land in the year 1811, and its effects both present and probable. What was the state of the law regarding landed property previous to the change? 7. What are the present regulations concerning the collection of duties on imports in Prussia, and how do they affect the internal trade of the country? 8. Mention the most important imports and exports of Prussia, and give a rough estimate of their value. 9. Give ar outline of the constitution promulgated by the King of Prussia in December 1848. To what extent has it since been carried out? HISTORY. The British Empire. In all cases dates should be given. (Time, 24 hours.) 1. When did the Union take place between England and Scotland? What were its terms? What benefits has each country derived from it? 2. Mention the most distinguished characters who lived in the reign of Elizabeth, and write a short account of any two of them. 3. Give an account of Wat Tyler's Rebellion; of the Gunpowder Plot of the death of Charles I.; the South Sea Scheme. 4. Give an account of the Star Chamber; the Constitutions of Clarendon ; the Petition of Right; the Habeas Corpus Act. 5. Mention the most remarkable names in the history of British India, and give an account of any two of them. 6. How did Gibraltar and Malta come into the hands of the English? The Boyne, Copenhagen, Navarino, Mortimer's Cross, Vimeiro, Describe as minutely as you can the circumstances of any three of them. II. English History. In all cases dates should be given. 1. What where the chief causes which led Henry V. to invade ance? Sketch briefly the events of the war which followed, the terms of the treaty which concluded it, and the results to England. 2 What do you know of Cranmer, Robert Bruce, Wilkes, John of Gaunt, Sir Walter Raleigh, Lord Nelson? 3. What part did Henry VIII. take in the Reformation, and by what motives was he apparently actuated? 4. Mention who were the parties engaged in the following battles, and which was victorious, and describe minutely the circumstances of any three of them :-Poictiers, Corunna, Edgehill, Navarino, Prestonpans, Barnet, Sedgemoor. 5. Enumerate the most distinguished men who lived in the time either of Charles I. or of Queen Anne: and write a short life of any two of them. 6. Under what circumstances, and by what right, did the following monarchs come to the throne of England:-Alfred, William the Conqueror, Lady Jane Grey, William III. 7. Narrate the circumstances under which the Saxons settled in England. 8. How did England acquire Malta, Gibraltar, Bombay, Heligoland? III. In all cases dates should be given. (Time allowed, 2 hours.) 1. Sketch the character of Henry II., Henry VII., Queen Elizabeth, George I., Sir T. More, John Hampden, Algernon Sidney, the Marquis of Montrose. 2. State distinctly the claims asserted by Edward IV. and his rivals respectively, to the throne of England. 3. Write an account of the principal events in the reign of either Richard III. or Queen Mary. 4. In whose reign did the following insurrections take place? What were the objects of the insurgents, and what success did they meet with? Wyatt's, Jack Cade's, Wat Tyler's, The Rye House Plot. 5. Write a brief history of the Popish Plot in 1678. 6. In whose reign did the following eminent persons flourish, and for what were they famous respectively:-Guy Earl of Warwick, Cardinal Pele, Bishop Latimer, George Villiers Duke of Buckingam, Piers Gavaston, Lady Arabella Stuart, Dr. Sacheverell. 7. Who were the parties engaged in the following battles, and which was victorious-Aboukir, La Hogue, Poictiers, Malplaquet, Vittoria, Bunker's Hill, Shrewsbury? Describe minutely the circumstances of any one of them. 8. What is the nature of the following ordinances, when were they passed, and by whom: The Constitutions of Clarendon, the Bill of Rights, the Act of Settlement, the Roman Catholic Emancipation Act? IV. OUTLINES OF HISTORY. Specimen Papers. In all cases dates should be given. 1. Who were the contending parties in the following battles:-Marathon, Canuæ, Herda, Cranicus, Charonea, Pavia, Vittoria, Marengo, Borodino, Megiddo ? Describe minutely the circumstances and results of any three of them. 2. Mention any famous person or events connected with Alexandria, Troyes, Campo Formio, St. Jean d'Acre, Seringapatam, Toulon, Quebec, Elba, Issus. 3. Sketch briefly the lives and characters of Pericles, Scipio Africanus the elder, Philip of Macedon, the Black Prince, Gustavus Adolphus. 4. What claims had William I., Stephen, James I., George I., to the English throne? Who were their immediate predecessors? What European Sovereigns were contemporary with any of them? 5. Mention the most important events that occurred, and the most remarkable persons who flourished, either between 1500 and 1550, or between 1700 and 1750 A.D. 6. Who were the parties and who the most remarkable individuals engaged in the following wars, what were their causes and results, and what were the most important actions fought in them? The Peloponnesian War, the second Punic War, the Peninsular 7. Give some account of the establishment and extension of the Turkish power in Europe. V. In all cases dates should be given. 1. Sketch briefly the history of the Peloponnesian War; mentioning the states concerned in it on each side; its origin; the principal events that occurred in it; the chief men who took part in it; its results. 2. Who were the contending parties in the following battles, and what were their results: Marathon, Wagram, Naseby, Culloden, Zama, Granicus, Marengo, Describe minutely the circumstances of any three of them. 3. Trace briefly the causes of the rise and fall of the power (1) of Venice, (2) of Spain. At what period was each at its greatest height of prosperity? In what condition is each at present? 4. Draw parallel between the war with Russia and any other war in ancient or modern history. 5. Give a brief account of the life and character of any three of the Popes. 6. Sketch briefly the causes of the great rebellion in England. 7. Sketch briefly the life and character of any three of the following persons:-Vespasian, Mary Queen of Scots, Alcibiades, Francis I. of France, Frederic the Great, Henry VIII. 8. Name the English sovereigns of the House of Plantagenet. Whom do you consider (1) the best (2) the worst of them? Give reasons for your opinion. |