SECTION2
Time--30minutes
25Questions
Question1--7
Inagame,exactlysixinvertedcupsstandsidebysideinastraightline,andeachhasexactlyoneballhiddenunderit.Thecupsarenumberedconsecutively1through6.Eachoftheballsispaintedasinglesolidcolor.Thecolorsoftheballsaregreen,magenta,orange,purple,red,andyellow.Theballshavebeenhiddenynderthecupsinamannerthatconformstothefolowingconditions:
The purpleball must be hidden under alower-numberedcup than the orangeball.There dball must be hidden under acupim media tely adjacent to the cupunder
which the magentaball is hidden.The greenball must be hiddenunder cup5.
1.Which of the following could be color of the ball sunder the cups,in or der from 1 through 6?
(A)Green,yellow,magenta,red,purple,orange
(B)Magenta,green,purple,red,orange,yellow
(C)Magenta,red,purple,yellow,green,orange
(D)Red,Purple,magenta,yellow,green,orange
(E)Red,purple,magenta,yellow,green,orange
2.If the magentaball is under cup 4,the redball must be under cup
(A)1(B)2(C)3(D)4(E)5
3.A ball of which off ollowing colors could be under cup 6?
(A)Green(B)Magenta(C)Purple(D)Red(E)Yellow
4.If the purple ball is under cup 4,the orange ball must be under cup
(A)1(B)2(C)3(D)5(E)6
5.Which of the following must be true?
(A)The green ball is under alower-numbered cup than the green ball.
(B)The orange ball is under alower-numbered cup than thegreen ball.
(C)The purple ball is under alower-numbered cup than thegreen ball.
(D)The purple ball is under alower-numbered cup than thered ball.
(E)The red ball is under alower-numbered cup than the yellow ball.
6.If the orange ball is under cup 2,balls of which of the following colors could be under cup simmediately adjacent to each other?
(A)Greenandmagenta(B)Greenandpurple(C)Orangeandyellow(D)Purpleandred(E)Redandyellow
7.Ifthemagentaballisundercup1,ballsofwhichofthefollowingcolorsmustbeundercupsimmediatelyadjacenttoeachother?
(A)Greenandorange(B)Greenandyellow(C)Purpleandred(D)Purpleand
yellow(E)Redandyellow
8.Thecompanyshouldnotbeheldresponsibleforfailingtocorrectthecontrol-panelproblemthatcausedtheaccident.Althoughtheproblemhadbeenmentionedearlierinasafetyinspector’sreport,companiesreceivehundredsofreportsofsuchproblem,andIndustryStandardNo.42requiresactiononthoseproblemonlywhenanaccidentisforeseeable.
Ifthesecondsentenceintheparagraphaboveisfactuallycorrect,theanswertowhichofthefollowingquestionsismostrelevantinhelpingtodeterminewhetherornotthecompanyviolatedIndustryStandardNo.42whenitfailedtocorrectthecontrol-panelproblem?
(A)Wastheaccidentserious?(B)Wasthecontrol-panelproblemofatypethatisknowntoincidentthatanaccidentislikely?(C)Sincetheaccident,hasthecompanydoneaspecialsafetycheckonallcontrolpanels?(D)Didthesafetyinspectormentionmorethanoneprobleminthesamereport?(E)Howlongwasthecontrolpanelinusebeforetheproblemwasdiscovered?
9.Riothamus,afifth-centurykingoftheBritons,wasbetrayedbyanassociate,foughtbravelyagainsttheGothsbutwasdefeated,anddisappearedmysteriously.
Riothamus,matchalmostexactlythoseattributedtoKingArthur.Therefore,RiothamusmustbethehistoricalmodelforthelegendaryKingArthur.
Theargumentaboverequiresatleastoneadditionalpremise.Whichofthefollowingcouldbesucharequiredpremise?
(A)ModernhistorianshavedocumentedtheactivitiesofRiothamusbetterthanthoseofanyotherfifth-centuryking.(B)ThestoriestoldaboutKingArthurarenotstrictlyfictitiousbutarebasedonahistoricalpersonandhistoricalevents.(C)Riothamus’associatesweretheauthorsoftheoriginallegendsaboutKingArthur.(D)Legentsaboutthefifthcenturyusuallyembellishandromanticizetheactualconditionsofthelivesoffifth-centurynobility.(E)Posterityusuallyrememberslegendsbetterthanitrememberstheactualhistoricaleventsonwhichtheyarebased.
10.Aworldwidebanontheproductionofcertainozone-destroyingchemicalswouldprovideonlyanillusionofprotection.Quantitiesofsuchchemicals,alreadyproduced,existascoolantsinmillionsofrefrigerators.Whenth
eyreachtheozonelayerintheatmosphere,theiractioncannotbehalted.Sothereisnowaytopreventthesechemicalsfromdamagingtheozonelayerfurther.
Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyweakenstheargumentabove?
(A)Itisimpossibletomeasurewithaccuracythequantityofozone-destroyingchemicalsthatexistascoolantsinrefrigerators.(B)Inmodernsocieties,refrigerationoffoodisnecessarytopreventunhealthyandpotentiallylife-threateningconditions.(C)Replacementchemicalsthatwillnotdestroyozonehavenotyetbeendevelopedandwouldbemoreexpensivethanthechemicalsnowusedascoolantsinrefrigerators.(D)Evenifpeopleshouldgiveuptheuseofrefrigeration,thecoolantsalreadyinexistingrefrigeratorsareathreattoatmosphericozone.(E)Thecoolantsinrefrigeratorcanbefullyrecoveredattheendoftheusefullifeoftherefrigeratorsandreused.
Question11--15
Agovernmentisassigningeachofsixembassyofficeworkers--Farr,Golden,Hayakawa,Inserra,Jones,andKovacs--toembassies.Therearefourembassies.EmbassiesLandMarelocatedincountrieswithdryclimates,whereasembassiesPandTarelocatedincountrieswithhumidclimates.Theofficeworkersmustbeassignedaccordingtothefollowingrules:
Eachembassymusthaveatleastoneoftheworkersassignedtoit.Atleastoneembassyinahumidclimatemusthaveatleasttwoworkersassigned
toit.GoldencannotbeassignedtothesameembassyasKovacs.Inserramustbeassignedtanembassyinadryclimates.Jonesmustbeassignedtoanembassyinahumidclimate.11.Whichofthefollowingisanacceptableassignmentoftheworkerstotheembassies?
LMPT(A)Farr,GoldenInserra,KovacsHayakawaJones(B)Golden,KovacsInserraJonesFarr,Hayakawa(C)GoldenFarr,InserraKovacsJones,Hayakawa(D)JonesGolden,InserraHayakawaFarr,Kovacs(E)KovacsFarr,HayakawaInserraGolden,Jones
12.WhichofthefollowingmustbeassignedeithertoembassyLortoembassyM?
(A)Farr(B)Golden(C)Hayakawa(D)Inserra(E)Kovacs
13.WhichofthefollowingCANNOTbetrue?
(A)OneworkerisassignedtoL.(B)TwoworkersisassignedtoP.(C)TwoworkersareassignedtoL.(D)ThreeworkersareassignedtoM.(E)ThreeworkersareassignedtoT.
14.IfGoldenandKovacsareassignedtoLandM,respectively,whichofthefollowingmustbetrue?
(A)FarrisassignedtoeitherPorT.(B)InserraisassignedtoeitherPorT.(C)PandTeachhavetwoworkersassignedtothem.(D)HayakawaisassignedtoL.(E)HayakawaisassignedtoT.
15.IfGolden,Hayakawa,andKovacsareamongtheworkersassignedtoembassiesinhumidclimayes,whichofthefollowingmustbetrue?
(A)Farrisassignedtoanembassytowhichnoneoftheotherfiveofficeworkersisassigned.(B)Goldenisassignedtoanembassytowhichnoneoftheotherfiveofficeworkersisassigned.(C)JonesisassignedtothesameembassyasGolden.(D)HayakawaisassignedtothesameembassyasGolden.(E)HayakawaisassignedtothesameembassyasKovacs.
Question16--19
Avolunteerusesatrucktopickupdonationsofunsoldfoodandclothingfromstoresandtodeliverthemtolocationswheretheycanbedistributed.Hedrivesonlyalongacertainnetworkofroads.
Inthenetworktherearetwo-wayroadsconnectingeachofthefollowingpairsofpoints:1with2,1with3,1with5,2with6,3with7,5with6,and6with7.Therearealsoone-wayroadsgoingfrom2to4,from3to2,andfrom4to3.Therearenootherroadsinthenetwork,andtheroadsinthenetworkdonotintersect.