Section 4.

1. Enumerate the chief prophecies uttered by our Lord, and state what you know of their fulfilment.

2. Quote texts from the New Testament which refer to the circumstances of the Flood as analogous to parts of the Christian dispensation.

3. At what periods of their history, and under what circumstances, did the Jewish people come into contact with the Egyptians-Assyrians-PersiansGreeks-Romans.

LITURGY AND CHURCH HISTORY.

Section 1.

State summarily the chief contents of the "Common Prayer-book." 2. Show, from the "Order for Morning Prayers," the position which the Church allots in her public services to confession of sin, absolution, prayer, instruction in holy Scripture, praise and thanksgiving.

3. What were the "Bishop's Book" and the" King's Book" respectively? 4. Prove, from its component parts, that the Catechism is a summary of a Christian's duties as well as of Christian doctrine.

Section 2.

1. Give a simple explanation of the word "Sacrament," and of the parts of which a sacrament consists.

2. Give a short account of the origin and intention of the Articles of the Church.

3. Write out the article of the " Sufficiency of holy Scripture for salvation."

4. State briefly from the Articles the opinion of the Church on the following subjects:

"Free-will". "Sin after baptism"-" the authorities and traditions of the Church."

Section 3.

1. Into what five periods may ecclesiastical history be conveniently divided? 2. What countries were comprised in the Eastern church, and what was its form of government?

3. What was the nature of the controversy about keeping Easter? Which view does our Church take?

4. Mention very briefly the names and characters of the chief heresies against which the Christian faith has had to contend, with a somewhat more detailed account of that which seems to have been the most formidable.

Section 4.

1. What were the six Ecumenical Councils, and what is the meaning of the term ?

2. Distinguish between regular and secular clergy, between monks and friars, and between the Presbyterians and Independents of the seventeenth century.

3. Contrast the characters of Wicliffe and Cranmer as respectively adapted

to the work before them.

4. Give the names and periods of the chief prosecutions which the Christian Church has undergone, with a more detailed account of any one of them.

GENERAL HISTORY.

(Special Paper for Schoolmasters in Roman Catholic Schools.)

Section 1.

1. State any circumstances which you have read, of the foundation either of Athens or Sparta.

2. Where was the temple of Janus, by whom was it erected, under what circumstances and at what times closed, before the birth of our Lord?

3. By whom is the first Assyrian monarchy said to have been founded? Mention some of its most celebrated monarchs. How many centuries did it continue? When, and by whom was it destroyed?

Section 2.

1. Give a short account of the Jewish historian Josephus.

2. Name the most celebrated of the Roman emperors, and give an account of any one of them.

3. Mention by what barbarous nations the Roman empire was attacked in the third and fourth centuries, distinguishing, as far as you are able, the invaders of the eastern and western provinces.

Section 3.

1. Mention the three races of French kings, and the most celebrated of the earliest family.

2. Sketch the wars of the English in France in the reign of Edward III., giving the dates of the battles.

3. Give an account of the incursions of the Moors into Spain, and of their final expulsion.

Section 4.

1. Enumerate the countries subject to Emperor Charles V., and state by what title each was held.

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2. State some circumstances in the life of one of the following personages:Godfrey de Bouillon-Louis IX., King of France-Sir William WallaceRobert Bruce-Philip van Artevelde-Nicolas Rienzi-Tamerlane-Lorenzo di Medici Sir Christopher Wren-or George Washington.

3. Mention the most important discoveries, in any country of Europe, in the arts and sciences during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, stating the names of the discoverers, and, as far as you know them, the rewards bestowed on them by their respective countries.

ENGLISH HISTORY.
Section 1.

1. To what Roman general is the conquest of the greater part of Britain to be attributed? Mention some of its chief circumstances, with dates.

2. Describe the position of the different walls erected by the Romans in this country, with the names of their builders and dates.

3. In what points, chiefly, did the possession of Britain by the Romans affect and modify the character, habits, and condition of the natives?

4. How was Britain governed by the Romans? Name the chief officers of their government, with the duties of their respective officers. What were their civitates and municipia-what the jus Latii ?

Section 2.

1. Give a short account of the most celebrated king, either of the Saxon or Danish line, in this country.

2. What was the first civil war in England after the Norman conquestwho were the contending parties in it-what their respective claims to the throne-and what the issue of the contest?

3. State any circumstances in the life and death of Wickliffe-what were the opinions that he advanced, and their immediate results?

4. Mention the chief inventions of the fifteenth century which tended to the extension of commerce, the encouragement of peace, and diffusion of knowledge. State, as far as you know them, the names, countries, and circumstances of the inventors.

Section 3

1. Show the title of James I. to the throne of England- from what reason was it probable that he would be unfavourable to the Puritans ?

2. What were the Courts of High Commission and Star Chamber? Mention some of their proceedings in the reign of Charles I.

3. Contrast Mary I. and Mary II., queens of England.

4. Arrange, in chronological order, the chief divines, statesmen, poets, naval and military commanders, and men of seience, who flourished under the Stuarts.

Section 4.

I. What led to the accession of the House of Brunswick? Show its connexion with the House of Stuart.

2. What do you mean by "the English Constitution ?" Name the chief writers on this subject.

3. Enumerate, in the order of their acquisition, the present possessions of the British empire, naming the sovereign in whose reign they were acquired. 4. At what period of our history was an hereditary succession to the throne fully recognised? What interruptions have there been in it since the Norman conquest? State briefly their causes.

GEOGRAPHY.
Section 1.

1. Trace the course of any three of the rivers of England, mentioning the principal towns upon their banks.

2. Give an account of the Pennine chain, and of the rivers that flow from it into each sea.

3. Draw a map of Great Britain, showing the mountain and river systems of the whole island.

Section 2:

1. Why is the temperature of the ocean more uniform than that of the land?

2. Enumerate the causes which have an effect upon the climate. Why have different places, under the same parallel of latitude, often different climates? Give examples of this.

3. What are the isothermal, isotheral, and isochimenal lines? What connexion have any of them with the geographical distribution of plants. and animals?

Section 3.

1. Give the precise situations of Jerusalem, Jericho, Bethlehem, Cana, Nazareth, Capernaum, Cæsarea, Philippi, Gaza

2. Describe the city of Jerusalem as it existed in the time of our Saviour, and illustrate your description by a map, showing the relative positions of Mount Zion, Mount Moriah, Mount Olivet, Mount Calvary, the Temple, the Valleys of Jehoshaphat and Hinnom, the Brook Kidron, and the Pool of Siloam.

3. Describe the course of the Jordan.

4. Draw a map of Judæa illustrative of the Old Testament history, showing the portions assigned to the twelve tribes, and the countries of Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Amalek.

Section 4.

1. What is the most marked feature of the southern as compared with the northern outlines of the great continents?

2. What is the snow-line? What determines it under different latitudes ? 3. What differences of climate are observable in eastern and western coasts? and by what are these differences caused?

Section 5

1. Describe the Punjaub, and the courses of the five rivers by which it is watered.

2. What different races of men inhabit the British dominions in India, and what religions do they profess?

3. Give an account of South America, and of the general characteristics of the scenery on the banks of its three principal rivers.

Section 6

I: What countries were included in the ancient Assyrian empire?

2. In what countries does Christianity now prevail ?

3. What countries were included in Christendom at the rise of the Mahommedan religion?

ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
Section 1.

1. Give as complete a list as you are able of the inflections to which English nouns are subject, stating what you know of their origin.

2. Make a table of auxiliaries to the English verb, arranged according to their signification.

3. Explain the different methods by which English verbs form their past tense and past participle, showing which are more ancient, which more modern, and which compounded.

Section:2.

1. What are the usual inflections to distinguish the feminine gender in English? What parts of speech vary according to the genders of the substantives to which they refer? Give examples.

2. Parse two of the following sentences, and analyze their construction:— a There is no quality more popular than disinterestedness.

b. Experience does not come by hearing.

c. It is a base act to insult the fallen.

d. It is by temptation that worth is known.

Section 3.

1. Make a table of Latin, Greek, and Saxon affixes and prefixes, in three separate columns; putting those of similar signification opposite each other. 2. Explain the etymology of the following words :

Inconstant, palliate, hydrogen, particle, master, acorn, lively, Surrey,
Canterbury.

Section 4...

1. Give instances to show the idiomatic use of the active participle, wit: examples.

2. Write out the following passage im prose order:

To be, or not to be, that is the question::
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The stings and arrows of outrageous fortune,.

Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,

And, by opposing, end them ?-To die-to sleep→→

No more; and, by a sleep, to say we end

The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.

Section 1.

1. Give a list of the terminations peculiar to English adjectives, and show from whence they are severally derived.

2. What precise English meaning is to be assigned to the following Latin prefixes a-ab-ad-ante-co-con-de-dis-ob-per-præ-pro-re-se -sub-super-trans-ultra? Give an example of each.

3. Give all the different compounds formed by means of prepositions with the English verb "Act," showing in each case the literal, and, when different, the popular meaning.

Section 2.

1. Explain the distinction between notional and relational words. Give a number of examples.

2. Make a table of liquid and mute consonants, showing by examples of assimilation or permutation, which stand peculiarly related to each other. 3. Explain what is meant by Accent-Quantity-Metre-Rhyme-Alliteration-with examples of each.

Section 3.

1. Point out the historical order in which the component parts of the English language were severally incorporated into it.

2. Give a brief sketch of the formation of the English language from the Norman Conquest to the Reformation.

3. Give some account of the compositions of Alfred the Great-Richard I. -Geoffrey Chaucer-Robert Langland-Edmund Spenser-and Thomas More.

Section 4.

1. What poetical writers since the Reformation have exercised the greatest influence on the English language, and in what respect have they done so? 2. What prose authors of the eighteenth century are usually regarded as the greatest masters of the English language, and for what are they severally remarkable?

3. Give some account of the historical literature of England.

WELSH.

EVENING PAPER.

N.B.-Write, in English, at the top of the page, your Name, Age, and the time that you have been the Master of an Elementary School, the Name of your School, and of the nearest Post Town.

1. In Welsh must the verb always be in the same number as in the nominative case? Give the rule at length.

2. Give the third person, singular number, of the future tense of the following verbs:-pori, dodi, llosgi, dysgu, gadaw, addaw, gallu, and trochi.

3. What is the difference of meaning between oeddwn and byddwn? Exemplify this.

4. Adjectives following substantives of the masculine gender have not their radical initials affected. When are exceptions to this rule permitted? 5. Translate into Welsh

"Without either father, or mother, or relative, or child."
"He should do it, if he could."

"Did you tell him not to do this ?"—"No."

"He was of such kindliness that all loved him."

6. Write a short essay in Welsh upon the advantages of education.