THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 
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THE PHARMACY BOARD OF VICTORIA. 
Preliminary Examination. 
For the information of students we publish the following examination paper 
used at the examination held on the 1st March : — 
Time allowed, three hours. 
N.B. — It is not necessary for candidates to answer every question in the paper. 
A fair amount in each subject well done will be sufficient. 
Latin. 
Translation and Grammar; Caesar, de Hello Gallico, Book I. 
(1.) Translate closely and literally — 
(a) Caesar quod memoria tenebat L. Cassium consulem occisum exer- 
citumque ejus ab Helvetiis pulsum et sub jugum missum, concedendum 
non putabat, neque homines inimico animo data facultate per provinciam 
itineris faciundi temperaturos ab injuria et maleficio existimabat. 
(b) Caesar suas copias in proximum collem subducit, aciem instruit. 
Labienus, ut erat ei praeceptum a Caesare ne proelium committeret, nisi 
ipsius copiae prope hostium castra visae essent , ut undique uno tempore 
in hostes ; impetus fieret , monte occupato, nostros exspectabat proelioque 
abstinebat. 
(2.) Parse the italicised words in the above. 
(3.) Answer the following questions on the above^ passages : — 
(a) What were the exact position and duties of the Roman “ Consul ?’* 
(b) Who were the Helvetii, and what part of Europe did they inhabit ? 
(c) “ Inimico animo.” What is the grammatical force of this phrase ? 
(d) To whom does the pronoun “ ipsius ” refer ? 
(e) “ Abstinebat ” — why in the past imperfect tense ? What /would 
have been the shade of meaning expressed by “ abstinuit ?” 
(4) Decline the substantive iter, pronoun ipse, participle dans. 
(5) Give the principal parts and meanings of the verbs — habeo, converto, 
exquiro, satistfacio. 
(6) Write out in full — 
(a) Past imperfect indie, of polliceor. 
( b ) Past perfect subj. passive of mitto. 
(c) Future subj. act. of doceo. 
(7) Translate into Latin — 
(a) The tower is ten feet higher than the wall. 
(b) We fear that the enemy are at hand. 
(c) He told me that his brother was going to Rome. 
English. 
Grammar and Composition. 
(1) Give the [full analysis of the sentence — 
“ As I am not versed in the modern Coptic, our conferences go no 
further than a bow or a grimace.” 
(2) Explain this sentence, on the benefits of trade, from Addison — 
“ The fruits of Portugal are corrected by the products of Barbadoes ; 
the infusion of a China plant sweetened with* t the pith of an Indian 
cane.” 
(3j Parse every word in the line— 
“Full on this casement shone the wintry moon.” 
(4) Write a short piece of composition on — 
“The value in life of a high character,” or on the Rainbow. 
