From the Star Fleet Academy Exam, Part the Last

These are the final questions from the exam. Keep it under wraps or they'll change it!

Instructions: Read each question carefully. Answer all questions. Time limit: 4 hours. Begin immediately. If you finish early, turn your paper in at the table at the front of the room.

Engineering: The disassembled pieces of an M-class starfreighter are under your desk. There are construction plans and specifications printed in ancient Lyran. Assemble the ship, register, and take the ship on its space trials. Insure that you use the proper Federation painting scheme before registry.

Economics: Develop a realistic plan for the economic domination of the Romulan Empire. Trace the possible effects of your plan in the following areas: Cubism, the Donatist controversy, warp theory, and phaser efficiency. Outline a method from all possible points of view, as demonstrated in your answer to the last question.

General Knowledge: Describe this in detail. Be objective and specific.

Politics: Using any arm of the military services, except Star Fleet, adapt a political means for dealing with a full-scale ISC invasion of Federation space. Include a complete list of all of your cabinet members and their dossiers.


From Captain's Log #12, c1993.