Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
Given to Pupils in The Napoleon Union
Schools.

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term examination questions given by
Supt. Beck to scholars in the Napo
leon High School and A Grammar
rooms:
RHEToRIC-HIGH SCHOOL.
1. What is science; art? Define
Rhetoric so to comprehend both.
2. Rhetoric presupposes what other
sciences? Give reasons for your an
swer.
3. What benefit is derived from the
study of rhetoric? Give a general
outline of the subject.
4. In writing upon a subject what
is the order of procedureP What
should be the true sources of materi-
al when you write composition?
5. What is style? What are the es-
sentials of good style? What is die
ton? What are it's essentials?
6. What is phrase; a clause? Is
there any difference between a noun
clause and substantive clause? IL
lustrate.
Z. What is figure of of speech?
Outline them and define each kind.
What is mimesis; Archaism?
8. Give the origin and advantage
OF figures. Name and define three
great classes of figures.
y. Write short essay on what you
mean by Making hay while the sun
shines.n
10. What kind of figures are the
following: 1t is village of five hun
dred chimneys. There is death in
the cup. These politicians are after
the loaves and fishes. She is help,
not hindrance to her mother. When
you have nothing to say, say it. The
waves ran mountains high.
Highest grades-Madge Hudson,
80; Mollie Finnegan, S9.
CICERo-HIGH SCHOOL.
|. What made Cicero a great mani
What great men lived in his time?
2. Where and of whom did he re-
ceive his education?
3. What public offices, if any, did
Cicero hold?
4. Who was Catiline? Where and
under what circumstances was Cic-
eros first oration made against Cati-
line and with what result?
5. Translate: Ibis tandem aH0uo3,-
do, quo te jam pridem ista tua cupid
itas effrenata &C furiosa rapiebat:
neque enim tbi haec res adfeit dolor-
EN-, sed Qudndun1 incredibilem volup-
tatem. Ad hanc te amentiamnatura
voluntas eXercuit, fortuna
SerUaUit.
6. Give the syntax of the italicised
words in the above passage.
Z. Give principal parts of the verbs
in the above. Infect two adiectives.
s. Translate into latin: Any Roman
would persuade Dumnorix to attempt
the same thing. Give the derivation
and meaning of Quirites.
8. What is the "historic present.
tense? Illustrate. What are reflex
i've pronouns? Illustrate.
10. Translate into latin: We have
feared that the soldiers will not use
the corn. Distinguish in the use of
uti and uti.
Highest grades-Madge Hudson,
03; Nettie Koch, 80.
U. s. HIsToRY-A GRAMMAR.
/. What is an epoch? Divide his
tory of the U. s. into appropriate ep-
ochs. Give dates.
2. Give the motive or motives the
people had in view when
they explored and colonized America.
3. Who first declared the world to
be round? Who confirmed it? Who
proved it and how?
4. Locate the London and Ply
mouth companies. Why so called?
What territory was between them?
Why?
5. What can you tell about the
"Lost colony of America?" When
and by whom was it founded?
6. Outline the thirteen colonies so as
to show the kind of government and
religion of each.
7. What Indian nations were found
ed in America by Europeans? Locate
them. Who was Geo. Guess?
s. Name, locate and give cause and
result of the three Indian wars.
8. Why is 1643 an important date;
1919?
10. What is a Revolutionary war?
Give all the causes you can for the
Revolutionary war. When was it?
Highest grades-Florence Russell,
81; Ada Nyswander, 81; Marion Wei
sted, 88; Geo. Joast, 81.
ARITHMETIC-A GRAMMAR.
1. A has triangle garden, one side
is 21O it,, and the others each $50 #.
Find the cost of posts to fence it at
12c each, if posts are placed 7 TT.
apart.
2. Find the cost of the II inch floor
ing required to lay floor 40 TT. by
80 it,, at 1924 per M, allowing for
3. How deep must a lot be to con
tain z of an acre, if it is So it. wide?
4. A has bin "a #. long, 12 TT. wide
and 8 it. deep, that is : full of wheat.
What is it worth at 63c per bushel.
s. What will it cost to line a rec
tangular cistern 6 ft. long, 2 #. broad
and Q it, 6 in. deep, with sheet lead,
at 4c h.; allowing 8 lbs of lead to
each so. ft. of surface?
6. Find the cost of pile of ordi-
nary bricks a 81. 30 per NJ. that is Is