New Marine Corp Exam

Subject: MARINE ENTRANCE EXAM
Time Limit: 3 Hours

Name: _____________________________
Signature: _____________________________

1. What language is spoken in France?

2. Give a dissertation on the ancient Babylonian Empire with particular reference to architecture, literature, law and social conditions -OR- give the first name of Pierre Trudeau.

3. Would you ask William Shakespeare to? (check only one)
___ (a) build a bridge

___ (b) sail the ocean
___ (c) lead an army or
___ (D) WRITE A PLAY!!!!

4. What religion is the Pope? (check only one)
___ (a) Jewish
___ (b) Catholic
___ (c) Hindu
___ (d) Polish
___ (e) Agnostic
___ (f) Muslim
___ (g) Irish
___ (h) Buddhist
___ (i) Protestant
___ (j) Italian
___ (k) Southern Baptist

5. Metric conversion. How many feet is 0.0 meters?

6. What time is it when the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand is on the 5?

7. How many commandments was Moses given? (approximately)

8. What are people in America's far north called? (check only one)
___ (a) Westerners
___ (b) Southerners
___ (c) Northerners

9. Spell: Bush, Carter, and Clinton (please print)
Bush : ________________________________________ _
Carter : ________________________________________ _
Clinton: ________________________________________ _

10. Six kings of England have been called George, the last one being George the Sixth. Name the previous five:

11. Where does rain come from? (check only one)
___ (a) Macy's
___ (b) a 7-11
___ (c) Canada
___ (d) the sky (clouds)

12. Can you explain Einstein's Theory of Relativity? (check only one)
___ (a) yes
___ (b) no

13. What are coat hangers used for?

14. The Star Spangled Banner is the National Anthem for what country?

15. Explain Le Chateliers Principle of Dynamic Equilibrium -OR- spell your name in BLOCK LETTERS (please print).

16. Where is the basement in a three story building located?

17. Which part of America produces the most oranges (check only one)?
___ (a) New York
___ (b) Florida
___ (c) Canada
___ (d) Wisconsin

18. Basic Math. If you have three apples, how many apples do you have?

19. What does NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) stand for?

20. The Cornell University tradition for efficiency began when (approximately)?
___ (a) B.C.
___ (b) A.D.

21. What Does the NAVY do? (check only one)
___ (a) Sail the seven seas and play with inflatable dolls
___ (b) Haul Marines to various fight locations around the world!

22. Who is the current President of the United States of America? (check only one)
___ (a) Usama bin Laden
___ (b) Jimmy Carter
___ (c) Ronald Reagan
___ (d) General George C, Patton
___ (e) Adolf Hitler
___ (f) GEORGE W. BUSH

23. Where do most Marines receive their basic training? (check only one)
___ (a) The White House
___ (b) Camp David
___ (c) Disneyland
___ (d) Nixon's Library
___ (e) Watergate Hotel
___ (f) Santa's Lodge at the North Pole
___ (g) Parris Island South Carolina

24. Joining the Marines is better than:
___ (a) Joining the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Navy
___ (b) Having SEX

25. You are in a Bar and someone insults the Marine Corp., YOU should:
___ (a) Go home immediately and tell your Mother
___ (b) Follow tradition and kick the crap out of them

26. As a Marine you will be expected to:
___ (a) Die for your country
___ (b) Call your mommy when you get hurt

27. There are three (3) branches to the United States Government, they are (check only one):
___ (a) Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
___ (b) Army, Navy, Marines
___ (c) White, Black, and Hispanic
___ (d) Protestant, Jewish, and Catholic

28. D.I. stands for (check only one):
___ (a) Drill Instructor
___ (b) Dickwad Inventor
___ (c) Down In
___ (d) D-Day Invasion

29. Advanced Math: You have one pound of steel washers. Is that heavier than one pound of feathers?

30. In war, I must (check as many as apply):
___ Kill the enemy, my creed will be one shot, one kill
___ Yell out, "Hey ya all want to surrender?"
___ Take NO Prisoners, kill them all, let God sort them out later

Test Notations:
* You must correctly answer five (5) or more questions to qualify.

* If you are stuck on any questions, you may ask the monitor for help.

* Cheating is not tolerated but may be overlooked if YOU currently have the body of Arnold Schwarzenegger when he won the Mr. Universe Contest.

* If you brought your dog or horse with you, please don't bring it into the test room, tie it up outside.

I like the marines, and they are actually one of the brighter services (asvab scores second to the airforce, I believe). I think this is more of a "republican" test.

:-)

OK, so the "proper" answer is (a), at least for the brass, the answer you will give on the battlefield will be (b). From all the buddies I knew, plus my Grandfathers and Uncles who have been in war, one of three things happen when a soldier, of any branch, is wounded in action and still conscious.

!. They cry to their mothers as loud as possible.

2. They cry to God, or Jesus, or some other religious epitaph.

3. They cuss out the enemy, or cuss out their own government, depending on there inclinations.

Usually, when any of these types of things are heard, especially in the past, that meant the soldier was a goner, and didn't know he was dead yet. This is particularly true with number one.

there's another answer which may be more applicable than hanging coats if the Bushies have their way.

First of all, I'm not mad or anything...I feel that you should be able to joke about anything.

However, the Marine Corps has the 2nd most stringent entrance scores after the Air Force.

Also, all of the people wishing to go into the Armed Services take the same test, the ASVAB.

I was in the Marine Corps and I was also a high school state chess champion, so we're not all rocks (that's the military term for a dumbass). I'll admit the Marines have their fair share of dumbasses, but no more than any other service or any other large group of people. Some of the smartest people I know were in the Corps.

Hell, I was only in from 1992-2000...just the Clinton years. Looking back, that was pretty damn smart of me :). (Of course, I'm a convicted felon, so I can be a dumbass sometimes, too.)