Questions 16-19
A student making out a course schedule for September through June must take one physics course, three English courses, Math 1 and 2, and History 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Each course is one month long and must always be taken alone.
Physics can only be taken after Math 1 has been taken.
Math 2 can only be taken after physics has been taken.
English courses cannot be taken in consecutive months.
History 1 and 2 must be taken in consecutive months.
History 3 and 4 must be taken in consecutive months.
16. The student can take the two math courses in any of the following pairs of months EXCEPT
(A) September and June
(B) October and January
(C) November and January
(D) December and June
(E) February and May
17. If the student takes history courses in September and June, in which months, other than September and June, will it be IMPOSSIBLE to take a math course?
(A) October and January only
(B) January and February only
(C) October and May only
(D) October, January, February, and May only
(E) October, December, January, and May only
18. If the student wishes to take two math courses, one history course, and one English course from September to January, she must take
(A) math in September
(B) physics in November
(C) math in December
(D) English in December
(E) English in March
19. If the student wishes to complete both math courses before taking any English courses, when must she take history courses?
(A) November, December, February, and March
(B) November, December, April, and May
(C) December, January, April, and May
(D) January, February, April, and May
(E) February, March, May, and June
Questions 20-22
Three women-Anne, Maureen, and Fran-and two men-Ed and Marry-are the only dancers in a dance program that consists of six numbers in this order. one-a duet; two-a duet; three-a solo; four-a duet; five-a solo; and six-a duet.
No dancer is in two consecutive numbers or in more than two numbers.
The first number in which Ed appears is one that comes before the first number in which Fran appears.
The second number in which Ed appears is one that comes after the second number in which Fran appears.
A duet consists of two men or two women or a woman and a man.
20. Which of the following is a complete and accurate list of those numbers that could be the last one in which Fran performs?
(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) Five
(D) Three, four
(E) Four, five
21. All of Maureen's appearances must be in duets if
(A) Fran is in number two
(B) Fran is in number five
(C) Ed is in number one
(D) Ed is in number two
(E) Ed is in number six
22. If Harry is in number five, number four must consist of
(A) two women
(B) two men
(C) Ed and a woman
(D) Maureen and a man
(E) Fran and a man
23. Under laws requiring the use of recyclable containers, beverages are sold only in containers that can be reused. Those who object to such laws point out that collecting reusable bottles requires gasoline, and washing them requires water; however, it takes less water to wash them than it does to make throwaway bottles. This saving in water exceeds the cost of the gasoline needed to transport empty bottles.
The passage above most directly answers which of the following objections to recyclable beverage containers?
(A) Consumers would continue to discard even recyclable containers.
(B) Returning bottles is an inconvenience for consumers.
(C) The extra expense of recycling would raise beverage prices.
(D) Recycling would harm the glass and plastic industries that make containers.
(E) Recycling containers is only a partial answer to the problem of disposal of solid waste.
24. Although historical research and anthropological research often complement one another, the two disciplines retain important distinctions because of the fundamental questions that each poses. Historians are ultimately interested in why change occurred, whereas anthropologists are concerned with the meanings of actions and systems.
Which of the following is implied in the passage above?
(A) The meanings of actions and systems do not fully explain why change occurred.
(B) The distinctions between life and art are diminishing .
(C) Actions and systems are not usually subject to historical change.
(D) Anthropological research is not concerned with change.
(E) The questions posed by the two disciplines share certain assumptions about human behavior.
25. We know that Harry is sick much of the time because whenever we get a letter from him he tells us that he is home from the office with the flu, a cold, or an injury.
The logical assumption made in the passage above is that
(A) Harry's work cannot be done at home
(B) Harry is not sick when he is at the office
(C) Harry writes long letters
(D) Harry writes frequently
(E) being home from the office is equivalent to being sick |
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