| Biology | Create life. Estimate the differences in subsequent human culture if this form of life had developed 500 million years earlier, with special attention to its probable effect on the English parliamentary system. Prove your thesis. |
| Economics | Develop a realistic plan for refinancing the national debt. Trace the possible effects of your plan in the following areas: Cubism, the Donatist controversy, the wave theory of light. Outline a method from all possible points of view, as demonstrated in your answer to the last question. |
| Engineering | The disassembled parts of a high-powered rifle have been placed on your desk. You will also find an instruction manual, printed in Swahili. In 10 minutes, a hungry Bengal tiger will be admitted to the room. Take whatever action you feel appropriate. Be prepared to justify your decision. |
| Epistemology | Take a position for or against truth. Prove the validity of your stand. |
| General Knowledge | Describe in detail. Be objective and specific. |
| History | Describe the history of the papacy from its origins to the present day, concentrating especially, but not exclusively, on its social, political, economic, religious and philosophical impact on Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Be brief, concise and specific. |
| Medicine | You have been provided with a razor blade, a piece of gauze and a bottle of Scotch. Remove your own appendix. Do not suture until your work has been inspected. You have fifteen minutes. |
| Music | Write a piano concerto. Orchestrate and perform it with a flute and a drum. You will find a piano under your seat. |
| Philosophy | Sketch the development of human thought, estimate its significance. Compare with the development of any other kind of thought. |
| Physics | Explain the nature of matter. Include in your answer an evaluation of the impact of the development of mathematics on science. |
| Political Science | There is a red telephone on the desk beside you. Start World War III. Report at length on its socio-political effects if any. |
| Psychology | Based on your knowledge of their works, evaluate the emotional stability, degree of adjustment, and repressed frustrations of each of the following: Alexander of Aphrodisias, Rameses II, Gregory of Nicia, Hammurabi. Support your evaluation with quotations from each man's work, making appropriate references. It is not necessary to translate. |
| Public Speaking | 2500 riot-crazed aborigines are storming the classroom. Calm them. You may use any ancient language except Latin or Greek. |
| Sociology | Estimate the sociological problems which might accompany the end of the world. Construct an experiment to test your theory. |