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• Question 661:

  A college dean will present seven awards for outstanding language research. The awards -- one for

  French, one for German, one for Hebrew, one for Japanese, one for Korean, one for Latin, and one for

  Swahili -- must be presented consecutively, one at a time, in conformity with the following constraints:

  The German award is not presented first.

  The Hebrew award is presented at some time before the Korean award is presented.

  The Latin award is presented at some time before the Japanese award is presented.

  The French award is presented either immediately before or immediately after the Hebrew award is

  presented.

  The Korean award is presented either immediately before or immediately after the Latin award is

  presented.

  If the Japanese award is presented at some time before the Swahili award is presented, any of the following could be true EXCEPT:

  A. The German award is presented immediately before the French award is presented.

  B. The German award is presented immediately before the Japanese award is presented.

  C. The Hebrew award is presented immediately before the Latin award is presented.

  D. The Korean award is presented immediately before the Japanese award is presented.

  E. The Swahili award is presented immediately before the German award is presented.

  Correct Answer: A

  First, add the new piece of information into our existing sketch to form:

  F/HF/H . . . K/LK/L . . . J . . . S

  We now have the basic arrangement for six of the seven awards. What about the seventh award, G? Well,

  the only restriction on G is that it can't go first. Therefore, we know that the FH pair must be presented first

  and second, in either order. At this point, we have enough information with which to check the choices.

  Remember, we're looking for the one choice that cannot possibly be true.

• Question 662:

  A college dean will present seven awards for outstanding language research. The awards -- one for

  French, one for German, one for Hebrew, one for Japanese, one for Korean, one for Latin, and one for

  Swahili -- must be presented consecutively, one at a time, in conformity with the following constraints:

  The German award is not presented first.

  The Hebrew award is presented at some time before the Korean award is presented.

  The Latin award is presented at some time before the Japanese award is presented.

  The French award is presented either immediately before or immediately after the Hebrew award is

  presented.

  The Korean award is presented either immediately before or immediately after the Latin award is

  presented.

  If the German award is presented third, which one of the following could be true?

  A. The French award is presented fourth.

  B. The Japanese award is presented fifth.

  C. The Japanese award is presented sixth.

  D. The Korean award is presented second.

  E. The Swahili award is presented fifth.

  Correct Answer: B

  Put G in three and try placing the rest of the awards. Begin with F and H, which must stay together (Rule 4). They can't go in four and five, because that wouldn't leave enough room for J to follow the K/L pair. So, F and H must be in the first and second spaces, in either order. There's nothing more for us to deduce, so let's start checking for the choice that could be true.

  The earliest that the Japanese award could be presented is

  -third

  -fourth

  -fifth

  -sixth

  -seventh

  Answer: fifth

  What do we know about the placement of J? It must come after F, H, L, and K. So, with four awards before it, the earliest that J can be presented is fifth.

• Question 663:

  A college dean will present seven awards for outstanding language research. The awards -- one for

  French, one for German, one for Hebrew, one for Japanese, one for Korean, one for Latin, and one for

  Swahili -- must be presented consecutively, one at a time, in conformity with the following constraints:

  The German award is not presented first.

  The Hebrew award is presented at some time before the Korean award is presented.

  The Latin award is presented at some time before the Japanese award is presented.

  The French award is presented either immediately before or immediately after the Hebrew award is

  presented.

  The Korean award is presented either immediately before or immediately after the Latin award is

  presented.

  If the Hebrew award is presented fourth, which one of the following must be true?

  A. The French award is presented fifth.

  B. The German award is presented third.

  C. The Japanese award is presented sixth.

  D. The Korean award is presented fifth.

  E. The Swahili award is presented first.

  Correct Answer: E

  If H is fourth, then what else do we know? Well there must always be three awards after H (K, L, J), so they must fill spaces five, six, and seven. J must be in seven, with K and L to split five and six in either order. With H in four and space five taken, the only place for F, which must be consecutive with H, is in space three. We're left with G and S to fill the first two spots. S must go first, and G must go second (Rule 1). As we head into the choices, here's our sketch for this question: SGFHK/LK/L J 1234567 Armed with this sketch, let's scan for the choice that must be true.

• Question 664:

  A college dean will present seven awards for outstanding language research. The awards -- one for

  French, one for German, one for Hebrew, one for Japanese, one for Korean, one for Latin, and one for

  Swahili -- must be presented consecutively, one at a time, in conformity with the following constraints:

  The German award is not presented first.

  The Hebrew award is presented at some time before the Korean award is presented.

  The Latin award is presented at some time before the Japanese award is presented.

  The French award is presented either immediately before or immediately after the Hebrew award is

  presented.

  The Korean award is presented either immediately before or immediately after the Latin award is

  presented.

  Which one of the following must be true?

  A. The French award is presented at some time before the Japanese award is presented.

  B. The French award is presented at some time before the Swahili award is presented.

  C. The German award is presented at some time before the Korean award is presented.

  D. The German award is presented at some time before the Swahili award is presented.

  E. The Swahili award is presented at some time before the Hebrew award is presented

  Correct Answer: A

  To begin the question set, we're asked for something that must always be true. Without an "if/then" clause, there's nothing for us to do but check the choices.

• Question 665:

  Two mannequins -- 1 and 2 -- will be dressed for display in outfits chosen from ten articles of clothing.

  Each article is in exactly one of three colors: navy, red, or yellow. There are three hats -- one in each color;

  three jackets -- one in each color; three skirts -- one in each color; and one red tie. Each mannequin wears

  exactly one of the hats, one of the jackets, and one of the skirts. Furthermore, their outfits must meet the

  following restrictions:

  Neither mannequin wears all three colors.

  Each mannequin wears a hat in a different color from the jacket it wears.

  Mannequin 2 wears the navy skirt.

  Mannequin 1 wears the tie.

  If all three of the yellow articles of clothing are included in the two mannequins' outfits, which one of the

  following could be true?

  A. Mannequin 1 wears the navy jacket.

  B. Mannequin 1 wears the yellow jacket.

  C. Mannequin 1 wears the red skirt.

  D. Mannequin 2 wears the red hat.

  E. Mannequin 2 wears the red jacket.

  Correct Answer: B

  We know that someone gets the yellow hat, someone gets the yellow jacket, and someone gets the yellow skirt. Since mannequin 2 gets the navy skirt, it must be mannequin 1 that gets the yellow skirt. This kills option [Mannequin 1 wears the red skirt.]. Mannequin 1's two colors must be red and yellow (which kills option [Mannequin 1 wears the navy jacket.]), and mannequin 1 will get either the red hat and the yellow jacket, or vice versa. So [Mannequin 1 wears the yellow jacket.] is the choice that could be true: mannequin 1 could wear the yellow jacket. As for the rest: Whichever yellow item mannequin 1 doesn't get will go to mannequin 2. So mannequin 2's colors are yellow and navy, which kills options [Mannequin 2 wears the red hat.] and [Mannequin 2 wears the red jacket.].

• Question 666:

  Two mannequins -- 1 and 2 -- will be dressed for display in outfits chosen from ten articles of clothing.

  Each article is in exactly one of three colors: navy, red, or yellow. There are three hats -- one in each color;

  three jackets -- one in each color; three skirts -- one in each color; and one red tie. Each mannequin wears

  exactly one of the hats, one of the jackets, and one of the skirts. Furthermore, their outfits must meet the

  following restrictions:

  Neither mannequin wears all three colors.

  Each mannequin wears a hat in a different color from the jacket it wears.

  Mannequin 2 wears the navy skirt.

  Mannequin 1 wears the tie.

  If mannequin 1 wears the skirt that is the same color as the jacket that mannequin 2 wears, which one of

  the following must be true?

  A. Mannequin 1 wears the yellow hat.

  B. Mannequin 1 wears the yellow jacket.

  C. Mannequin 2 wears the navy hat.

  D. Mannequin 2 wears the red hat.

  E. Mannequin 2 wears the red jacket.

  Correct Answer: C

  If the color of mannequin 1's skirt is the same color as the color of mannequin 2's jacket, then what color must that be? It can't be navy, since mannequin 2's skirt is navy. So mannequin 2's jacket isn't navy. But we know from the Key Deductions that mannequin 2 must get either the navy jacket or the navy hat. So mannequin 2 must get the navy hat.

• Question 667:

  Two mannequins -- 1 and 2 -- will be dressed for display in outfits chosen from ten articles of clothing.

  Each article is in exactly one of three colors: navy, red, or yellow. There are three hats -- one in each color;

  three jackets -- one in each color; three skirts -- one in each color; and one red tie. Each mannequin wears

  exactly one of the hats, one of the jackets, and one of the skirts. Furthermore, their outfits must meet the

  following restrictions:

  Neither mannequin wears all three colors.

  Each mannequin wears a hat in a different color from the jacket it wears.

  Mannequin 2 wears the navy skirt.

  Mannequin 1 wears the tie.

  If mannequin 2 wears the red jacket, then mannequin 1 must wear the

  A. navy hat

  B. red hat

  C. yellow hat

  D. red skirt

  E. yellow skirt

  Correct Answer: B

  If mannequin 2 gets the red jacket, then mannequin 2's colors are red and navy, and so mannequin 2 must get the navy hat, which eliminates option [navy hat] and tells us that mannequin 1's hat is either red or yellow. Could it be yellow? If it were yellow, then we wouldn't be able to pick a color for mannequin 1's jacket: that jacket couldn't be yellow (Rule 2), navy (Rule 1) or red, since mannequin 2 has the red jacket. So the only option for mannequin 1's hat is red.

• Question 668:

  Two mannequins -- 1 and 2 -- will be dressed for display in outfits chosen from ten articles of clothing.

  Each article is in exactly one of three colors: navy, red, or yellow. There are three hats -- one in each color;

  three jackets -- one in each color; three skirts -- one in each color; and one red tie. Each mannequin wears

  exactly one of the hats, one of the jackets, and one of the skirts. Furthermore, their outfits must meet the

  following restrictions:

  Neither mannequin wears all three colors.

  Each mannequin wears a hat in a different color from the jacket it wears.

  Mannequin 2 wears the navy skirt.

  Mannequin 1 wears the tie.

  If all four of the red articles of clothing are included in the two mannequins' outfits, which one of the

  following must be true?

  A. Mannequin 1 wears the red hat.

  B. Mannequin 1 wears the yellow jacket.

  C. Mannequin 2 wears the navy jacket.

  D. Mannequin 1 wears no navy articles of clothing.

  E. Mannequin 2 wears no yellow articles of clothing.

  Correct Answer: E

  If there are four red items worn, then someone gets the red hat, someone gets the red jacket, and someone gets the red skirt. Since mannequin 2 gets the navy skirt, mannequin 1 gets the red skirt, but that's not one of the choices. What else do we know? We know that mannequin 2's hat and jacket are different colors (Rule 2), and that one of those colors is navy. What's the other color? It can't be yellow, since that would force mannequin 1 to have a red hat and a red jacket in violation of Rule 2. So mannequin 2's colors are red and navy, which means that mannequin 2 wears no yellow clothing, and option [Mannequin 2 wears no yellow articles of clothing.] is correct. The other choices are possible only.

• Question 669:

  Two mannequins -- 1 and 2 -- will be dressed for display in outfits chosen from ten articles of clothing.

  Each article is in exactly one of three colors: navy, red, or yellow. There are three hats -- one in each color;

  three jackets -- one in each color; three skirts -- one in each color; and one red tie. Each mannequin wears

  exactly one of the hats, one of the jackets, and one of the skirts. Furthermore, their outfits must meet the

  following restrictions:

  Neither mannequin wears all three colors.

  Each mannequin wears a hat in a different color from the jacket it wears.

  Mannequin 2 wears the navy skirt.

  Mannequin 1 wears the tie.

  If mannequin 1 wears the navy jacket, which one of the following could be true?

  A. Mannequin 1 wears the yellow hat.

  B. Mannequin 1 wears the yellow skirt.

  C. Mannequin 2 wears the red hat.

  D. Mannequin 2 wears the yellow hat.

  E. Mannequin 2 wears the yellow jacket.

  Correct Answer: E

  If mannequin 1 gets the navy jacket, then mannequin 1's colors are red and navy. So [Mannequin 1 wears the yellow hat.] and [Mannequin 1 wears the yellow skirt.], which give mannequin 1 yellow clothing, are impossible. One more deduction leads to the correct answer. Mannequin 2 gets either a navy hat or a navy jacket (Key Deductions). Here, mannequin 1 gets the navy jacket, and so mannequin 2 gets the navy hat. That kills [Mannequin 2 wears the red hat.]. and [Mannequin 2 wears the yellow hat.] So [Mannequin 2 wears the yellow jacket.] is correct.

• Question 670:

  Two mannequins -- 1 and 2 -- will be dressed for display in outfits chosen from ten articles of clothing.

  Each article is in exactly one of three colors: navy, red, or yellow. There are three hats -- one in each color;

  three jackets -- one in each color; three skirts -- one in each color; and one red tie. Each mannequin wears

  exactly one of the hats, one of the jackets, and one of the skirts. Furthermore, their outfits must meet the

  following restrictions:

  Neither mannequin wears all three colors.

  Each mannequin wears a hat in a different color from the jacket it wears.

  Mannequin 2 wears the navy skirt.

  Mannequin 1 wears the tie.

  Which one of the following could be true of the mannequins' outfits?

  A. Mannequin 1 wears the navy jacket and the yellow skirt.

  B. Mannequin 2 wears the red hat and the red jacket.

  C. Mannequin 1 wears exactly one red article of clothing.

  D. Mannequin 1 wears exactly three yellow articles of clothing.

  E. Mannequin 2 wears no red articles of clothing.

  Correct Answer: E

  This one must be attacked choice by choice, and wouldn't be a bad one to postpone: