ANCIENT HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY. 1. What is the meaning of the word Hellas as used by Herodotus? 2. State what you know of the foundation in history of the following places:-Cyrene, Tarentum, Massilia, Halicarnassus, Thurii, Amphipolis. 3. What remarkable events happened in the following years in Grecian or Roman History ?-664, 612, 500, 479, 429, 406, 390, 394, 371, 362, 295, 275, 241, 207, 190, 121, 104, 42, 39, B. C. 4. What changes were introduced into the Athenian constitution by Clisthenes? How and at what date was it subsequently rendered more democratical? 5. Enumerate all the great battles in which the Greeks fought with the Persians, giving dates and commanders. 6. Write a life of Philip of Macedon. 7. What were the chief events which happened between the first and second Punic wars? 8. Who was the real founder of Roman democracy? Who were his successors? For what military 9. When and where was Cicero proconsul? achievements did he think himself entitled to a triumph? 10. What were the ages at which the chief offices were regularly held at Rome? When were they fixed? 11. What was the great point of contention between the Senate and Knights in the 7th century of the republic? How was this finally settled? 12. State what you know of the battles of Vesuvius, Thapsus, Zela, Munda, Drepanum, Mylae, Colline Gate. 13. What were the great roads in Italy? 14. What was the ancient name of Milan, Frascati, Corfu, Ofanto, Lepanto, Pavia, Mayence, Cologne, Paris, the Saone, the Loire, Lago di Garda, Anglesey, Turin, Zante, the Guadalquivir, the Rion? 15. What was the Greek name for Corsica? 16. Draw a map of the west coast of Asia. ENGLISH COMPOSITION. Write an Essay on the character of Antigone as drawn by Sophocles; or On the difference between the Roman and Grecian character. IRISH SIZARSHIP EXAMINATION. PROFESSOR O'MAHONY. Translate the following from Greek into Irish: 1. Matt. xxi. 23-32. 11. Luke, xiii. 31–35. : Translate the following from English into Irish:- A né naċ bfuil a fios aguib, a dearbrái¿re, (óir as ris an Luċd agá Bfuil fios an reaċda lábruim), go bfuil cúmacda ag an reaċd air duine air fead a saoġail? 'Oir an Bean atá pósda ré fear atá sí ceangailte de fead a saożail do réir an reaċda; gidead dá bfágað a fear bás, atá sise saor ó reaċd [a] fir. Uime sin, ré saoġal [a] fir, dá raib sí ag fear eile, goirfiċċear meirdreaċ dí: gideað dá bfágaid a fear bás, atá si saor o'n reaċd; ionnus naċ meirdreać í, air son í beit ag fear eile. Air an ádbarsoin, a Bráitreaċa, atá sibse Leis marb do'n reaċd tré corp Chrioso; ionnus go mbiad sib ag fear eile, [éadon] dósan noć do tógbad suas ó marbaib, cum sinne toraid do tabairt do Dhia. 'Oir an tan do bámar sa Bfeoil, do bíod miangus na bpeacad, trés an reaċd, ag oibriuġad ann ár mballaib čum u toraid do tabairt čum báis. Acd anois atámaoid air ár saorad ó'n reaċd, ar mbeit do'n níd lé'r congṁad sinn marb; ionnus go ndéanamaois seirbís a nuaideaċd na spioraide, & ní [a] narsaiġeaċd na Leitre. II. Bíod aċċoiṁne aguib arís air na laetib do ċuaid ¿oruib, ann a rababair, tar éis bur soillsiġe, ag fulang troda móire a mbuaideartuib; Cuid de, an tan do rinneadar cáċ sgatán díb maille ré masla 7 ré buaidearċuib; 7 cuid eile, an tan do rinnead sib bur gcompánuid do'n druing do Bí sa rioċd ċéadna sin. 'Oir do bábair ag fulang maraon riomsa um ¿éibeannuib, 7 do ġababair ċuguib go luatġárreaċ fádbad Bur mãoine, air mbeit a feasa aguib ionnuib féin, go bfuil maoin fíorruide as feárr ná sin aguib air neaṁ Uime sin ná téilgid uaib bur muiniġin adṁálaċ, aga bfuil mórluaċ saotair. Oir atá fóigid na riaċdanus oruib, ionnus, air ndéanad tola Dé dib, go bruiġe sib (torad] na geallaṁna. 'Oir sealad ró beag go fóill, tiucfaid an té atá čum teaċda, 7 ní déana sé muill. Agus mairfid an fíreun tré ċreideaṁ: gideað má ¿eid [se] air ccúl, ní bruige m' anamsa fonn ann. Gidead ní sinne an drung teid air ccúl cum damnuiġċe; aċD ċreideas čum a nanma do šlánúġad. UNDERGRADUATE HONOR EXAMINATION PAPERS. SENIOR SOPHISTERS. Ethics. MACKINTOSH. DR. SHAW. 1. (a). Fundamental principles of Hobbes's politics? (B). What points in his philosophy seem to have been borrowed from Ockham ? 2. (a). What confusion pervades the whole ethical system of Cumberland? (8) Leibnitz was hazy as to the same distinction? 3. (a). Extraordinary vacuity in the ethical system of Clarke ? (8). Most general grounds for condemning the system? (7). "I prefer the gout," says the late Lord Derby, speaking of a sherry that was recommended to him as a specific for that disease. What criticism of Mackintosh's does this anecdote illustrate? 4. (a). Three great ethical merits of Lord Shaftesbury's Inquiry? (B). In what respects is his treatment of the subject of the most important of those three defective? (7). Points of resemblance between Shaftesbury and Leibnitz, as moralists ? 5. (a). What definitions of Virtue are given respectively by Malebranche and Jonathan Edwards? (B). Indicate the common merit and the common defect of these defi nitions. 6. (a). To what cause does Mackintosh attribute the paucity of Butler's followers in Ethics? (8). Show that the defect in his exposition of the supremacy of conscience is a much more probable cause. (7). State fully the remedy that Mackintosh offers for this defect; elucidating Mackintosh's views by an example or two. 7. Compare Hutcheson and Butler (a) as to their original contributions to the science of Ethics, and (B) as to their omissions. (7) In what vicious circle were they both involved? 8. (a). Adam Smith traces to four sources the sympathies we experience in approving any character or action? (8). What relation do these sympathies bear to the conscience? 9. (a). What is the Rule of Life given by Hartley? With self-interest," says Hartley, "man must begin. He may end with self-annihilation." (B). Point out the inaccuracy of the first part of this statement? (7). Write a note on the question whether Butler would assent to the second. 10. The virtues of benevolence, courage, and humility, supply Mackintosh with examples illustrative of his remarks on the ethics of Bentham ? BUTLER'S ANALOGY. MR. ABBOTT. 1. Show that the dictates of the moral faculty include sanctions (a) implicitly, and (b) explicitly. 2. From whence does it arise that vice, as such, is often punished and never rewarded? Show that the apparent exceptions are not really exceptions. 3. Why is there no foundation for the depreciation of all religion arising from hope and fear? 4. Show that a discipline in resignation and in the social virtues may be of importance for a future life. 5. For what purpose does Butler dwell on the fact that so many natural phenomena have not yet been reduced to laws? 6. How does he show that there are no precepts in Scripture which direct immoral actions? 7. Butler argues that the objections against Revelation are such as would hold equally against the light of nature. What objection does he anticipate to the conclusiveness of this analogy, and how does he reply to it? 8. State clearly the successive steps of the argument by which he proves that this life may be a state of discipline. 9. How does he argue that moral right is not relative to perception ? 10. What alone would justify absolute fearlessness as to the future, and why? Why does Butler in his first chapter content himself with showing the credibility of a future life? MR. MAHAFFY. 1. How do reflection and conscience differ, according to Butler ? 2. From what two aspects does he regard the love of our neighbour? |