Responsions

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Responsions was previously a name describing the first of the three examinations once required for an academic degree at the University of Oxford. It was nicknamed the Little Go and was generally taken by students prior to or shortly after matriculation. The examination consisted of comparatively simple questions on Latin, Ancient Greek and mathematics.

The name derives from Anglo-French responsion, Medieval Latin responsion, and from Latin responsio, to answer, or give a response. In this sense it was sometimes used to describe the giving of a payment or the sung response in a choir.

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• Merriam Responsions Websters Dictionary

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