No. 4.
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SHAKESPEARE.
CLASS I.
JULIUS CÆSAR.
1. Say what you know of the date and the sources of this play.
2. Comment on and contrast the characters of Brutus and Cassius as shown in this play.
3. What are the peculiar meanings of the following words in this play: - Quarrel, success, abide, lethe, havoc, proper, prefer?
4. By whom and of whom are the following said :-
(a.) O, he sits high in all the people's hearts:
(b.)
his silver hairs
Will purchase us a good opinion
And buy men's voices to commend our deeds.
(c.)
the noblest man
That ever lived in the tide of times.
(d.) This is a slight unmeritable man.
(e.) He only, in a general honest thought
And common good to all, made one of them.
5. What is the regular metre employed in this play, and what variations
and irregularities occur?
6. What do you know of the following :-
Lupercal, Anchises, Colossus, the Nervi,
7. Give an account of Antony's funeral speech, with quotations if possible.
8. Who were the following, and what is their place in this play :—Casca, Portia, Cinua the Poet, Tatinius, Pindarus, Flavius?
No. 5.
GEOGRAPHY.
CLASS IA. A.-GENERAL.
B. AFRICA & GERMANY.
A.
1. What is the effect of (1) the wind, (2) the sea, upon climate? Illustrate from the climate of Hongkong.
2. Give an account of the Pacific Ocean; name the chief islands or groups of islands in it.
3. Give a short account of the physical features of South America, Daming especially the mountains and rivers. What are its chief products?
4. What parts of the world are most noted for their production of the following:-Wheat, rice, tin, cual, gold, silver?
B.
5. To what extent is Africa divided among European Powers? Illus- trate with a suap,
6. Give some account of the chief rivers in Africa.
7. Give a short account of (1) the Transvaal; (2) Morocco.
8. What are the chief islands to the East of Africa, and to whom do
they belong?
9. What is the character of the German Empire, and how is it governed ?
10. Where are the following, and for what are they famous :-Hamburg, Leipsic, Dresden, Cologne, Cairo, Johannesburg, Kimberley?