Can You Pass Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam? (Before there were GPA's and SAT's)

Business Insider ^ | 07/22/2011 | Leah Goldman

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The following 1869 Harvard entrance exam was supposed to be a breeze, believe it or not (via GOOD).

In those days colleges had to go out of their way to attract students. Harvard pointed out in a newspaper ad that 185 of 210 candidates passed the entrance test and were accepted in the previous year.

But those candidates had the benefit of a focused prep school education.

You will find this exam, which ranges from geography to geometry to Latin, extremely difficult. Take a stab at the answers in the comment section.

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Harvard Entrance Exam 2011:

Choose from the choices listed below the question.

History
1. Who is the cause of all modern day problems?
a. Jesus
b. George W. Bush
c. Ronald Reagan
d. All of the above

Math
2. A squared plus B squared =?
a. Bush lied people died
b. I hate God
c. ROTC is evil
d. What is math?

Science
3. In his book, ‘Origin of the Species’ what truth was revealed?
a. There is no intelligent design
b. I hate my mother and father
c. I was formed by chance
d. I reaffirm my hatred of George W. Bush.

Early American History
4. In the Declaration of Independence, what all powerful entity was referred to 4 separate times in the document?
a. The State
b. The government
c. The President, his Holiness Barack H. Obama
d. yourself