Classical Mythology-Questions. 39, 69, 101, 134 Classical Mythology-Answers.73, 104, 136, 184 Commerce and Manufacture-Questions.. 131, 179 Commerce and Manufacture-Answers.. ..182 Drama, The-Answers. Education-Questions.. Education-Answers.. ...... .40, 54, 71, 86, 103, 119, 135, 158, 182, 208 168, 192, 220 173 .149 149, 173, 197 13, 28, 45, 59, 76, 92, 108, 124, 140, 163, 187, 215 .12, 28, 45, 59, 76, 91, 108, 124, 140 5, 25, 42, 56, 73, 94, 110, 126, 142, 167, 191, 218 Natural History-Questions...84, 115, 155, 206 Nautral History-Answers. English Grammar-Questions... Finance-Answers. France, History of-Questions... 175, 203 ...208 ·73, 103, 137, 184 .24, 53, 85, 118 .177, 202 Science-Answers.. -3, 23, 38, 52 41, 55, 72, 87 REPRINT. PRIZE QUESTION DEPARTMENT. II. What poet, whose castle was burnt by a mob in Ireland, died a poor man in London ? 12. Who is our greatest master of didatic poetry? 13. Which is the first poem in our literature devoted to natural description? 14. Who was the first to perfect the English essay? 15. Who created the periodical essay? 16. Name the best biography in our language. 17. Name the greatest mock-heroic poem in our language. 18. Who obtained the title of The Monk from one of his works? 19. Who is the greatest American novelist? 20. What American poet has probably been most read? 21. What living English poet has probably been most read? 22. Who is the greatest living master of English prose ? 23. Who is the most voluminous living English poet? 24. Name the first important novel of the following class (a) descriptive, (b) sentiment, (c) real life, (d) didatic, (e) idyllic. 25. Give as many important "schools" of poetry as possible with their conventional name and the age in which they flourished. AMERICAN HISTORY. I. At what time does American history properly begin? 2. Who discovered the continent of South America ? 3. Who discovered the continent of North America? JAN., 1885. 4. Who was the first explorer of the continent of North America ? 5. Who was the first Englishman who attempted to find a northwest passage to China? 6. Who was the first navigator to sail around the world? 7. Who discovered the Pacific Ocean? 8. Who discovered the Mississippi River? 9. How many distinct governments are there in America? Name them. IO. What European governments own possessions in America? 11. Name the different governments that have owned territory now embraced in the United States. 12. Which is the oldest American government ? 13. Which is the youngest American government? 14. Name the oldest city in the United States. 15. Which great Indian treaty was never sworn to and never broken? 16. What is the national language of Brazil ? Who was the Father of his country? 17. 18. Who was the Liberator of South America ? 19. Which is the most exhaustive history of the United States published? 20. What prominent statesman was killed in a duel with a Vice-President? 21. What distinguished American naval officer fell in a duel ? 22. Name the five most important battles of the Rebellion. 23. What was the Monroe Doctrine ? 24. What was the Missouri Compromise? 25. How many times, and with whom, has the United States engaged in war? |