UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Reading edition
(Spring, 1907)
Note.—"No candidate will be accepted in English whose work is notably defective in spelling, punctuation, idiom or division into paragraphs."—Extract from the University Catalogue.
A
1 Analyze the following sentence and parse the words italicized:
I grant there is one subject on which it is pleasant to talk on a
journey; and that is, what one shall have for supper when we get
to our inn at night.
2 Write a paragraph of about fifty words on each of the following
subjects taken from the books of which a general knowledge is required:
a Goldsmith's Hardships in London.
b King Arthur's Last Battle.
c The Character of Macduff.
d The Contents of the Caskets.
e Sir Roger at the Theater.
B
How did Antony think the motive of Brutus in killing Cæsar differed from that of the other conspirators.
What attitude toward slavery is revealed in Burke's speech?
Tell the story of Comus.
Tell where the following passage is found; in what measure it is written; scan it; and explain the italicized words:
Sometimes with secure delight, The upland hamlets will invite, When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth and many a maid Dancing in the chequered shade; And young and old come forth to play On a sunshine holiday, Till the livelong daylight fail: Then to the spicy nut-brown ale, With stories told of many a feat, How faery Mab the junkets eat.
(Autumn, 1907)
A
Analyze the following sentence and parse the words italicized: The river goes on and on, and down through marshes and sands, until at last it falls into the sea, where the ships are that bring parrots and tobacco from the Indies.
Write a paragraph of about fifty words on each of the following subjects taken from the books of which a general knowledge is required:
a The Death of Roderick Dhu. b Lynette's Contempt of Gareth. c The Witches' Part in Macbeth. d The Characteristics of Saxon and Norman in Ivanhoe. e Nancy Lammeter.
B
Write a character sketch of Dr. Johnson as you see him in Macaulay's essay.
Give your impression of Addison as a man of letters, judging by Macaulay's essay.
What part do Portia and Calpurnia play in Julius Cæsar?
Tell where the following passage is found: in what measure it is written; scan it; and explain the italicized words:
But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloister's pale, And love the high embowered roof, With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light. There let the pealing organ blow, To the full-voiced quire below, In Service high and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heaven before mine eyes.