Part 2. Please Help and Thank You

11. Which of the following is the correct pattern of modus Tollens reasoning?

Answer; A. If Jane runs, then Tarzan will follow her. Tarzan did not follow her. So, Jane did run. B. If Jane runs then Tarzan did not follow her. Tarzan did not follow her So jane did run. C. If jane runs then Tarzan will follow her Tarzan did not follow her. So Jane did not run. D. If jane runs the Tarzan will follow her. Jane did not run. So, Tarzan will not follow her.

12. Which of the following has the correct hypothetical reasoning pattern?

A.If Tom goes sailing, then Tonya will go surfing. If Tonya goes surfing, then she will catch a cold. So, if Tonya caught a cold, Tom went sailing.

B.If Tom goes sailing, then Tonya will go surfing. If Tonya goes surfing, then she will catch a cold. So, if Tom goes sailing, then Tonya will catch a cold.

C.If Tom goes sailing, then Tonya will go surfing. If Tonya goes surfing, then she will catch a cold. So, if Tom did not go sailing, Tonya will not catch a cold.

D.If Tom goes sailing, then Tonya will catch a cold. So, if Tonya catches a cold, then Tom went sailing.

13. Which of the following is correct disjunctive reasoning?

A.Sam will drink beer or wine. He had beer. So, he did not have wine.

B.Sam will drink beer or wine. He did not drink beer. So, he had wine.

C.Sam will drink beer or wine. He had wine. So, he did not drink beer.

D.Sam will drink beer or wine. He did not drink wine. So, he will not drink beer.

14. "________________ It is sunny. So, I'll go for a walk." Which of the following statements fills the blank to make a correct form of deduction?

A.If I go for a walk, then it is sunny.

B.If it is not sunny, then I will not go for a walk

C.If it is sunny, then I'll go for a walk.

D.If I don't go for a walk, then it is sunny.

15. "___________Jane likes chess.So, Jane is compatible with me."Which of the following fills in the blank to make a correct form of deduction?

A.If Jane likes chess, then she is compatible with me.

B.If Jane is compatible with me, then she likes chess.

C.If Jane is not compatible with me, then she likes chess.

D.If Jane does not like chess, then she is compatible with me.

16. "__________ Jean does not like chess. So, Jean is not compatible with me." Which of the following fills in the blank to make a correct form of deduction?

A.If Jean is compatible with me, then she likes chess

B.If Jean likes chess, then she is compatible with me

C.If Jean does not like chess, then she is compatible with me.

D.If Jean is compatible with me, then she does not like chess

17. Either Jean likes tea or she likes coffee.__________So, she likes coffee."Which of the following fills in the blank to make a correct pattern of disjunctive syllogism?

A.Jean likes Tea.

B.Jean does not like tea.

C.If Jean likes tea, then she likes coffee

D.Jean does not like tea or coffee.

18. In The Adventure of the Speckled Band, the crucial piece of evidence which showed that Dr. Roylott would have strongest motive for preventing, by any means, the marriage of the Stoner sisters is ________

A.that their marriage would deprive him of the house

B.that their marriage would deprive him of his gypsy friends

C.that their marriage would leave him without company

D.that their marriage would cripple him financially

19. In The Adventure of the Speckled Band, Holmes considers the two alternative suspects, namely the gypsies and Dr. Roylott, and arrives at his solution to the crime by using _____________

A.modus ponens

B.modus tollens

C.disjunctive reasoning

D.hypothetical syllogism

20. In The Speckled Band, Holmes' deduction that the Gypsies did not kill Julia Stoner can be expressed in correct Modus tollens format as follows ________

A. If the Gypsies killed Julia Stoner, then they would have been able to enter her room through the window or the door. They could not have entered her room through the window or the door. So, the Gypsies did not kill Julia Stoner

B. If the Gypsies killed Julia Stoner, then they would have been able to enter her room through the window or the door. The Gypsies did not kill Julia Stoner. So, they could not have entered her room through the window or the door

C. If the Gypsies did not kill Julia Stoner, they could not have entered her room through the window or the door. They could not have entered her room through the window or the door. So, the Gypsies did not kill Julia Stoner.

D. If the Gypsies could not have entered her room through the window or the door, then they did not kill Julia Stoner. The Gypsies could not have entered her room through the window or the door. So, they did not kill Julia Stoner

24. According to Holmes, what made the placement of the bed and the bell-pull in Julia Stoner's room peculiar was the fact that?

A. the bed was too low and the bell-pull was too high

B. the bed was too high and the bell-pull was too low

C. the bed was fixed to the floor and it was a dummy bell-pull

D. the bed was movable and it was a dummy bell-pull

25. What is the relation between clue and deduction?

A. It is like the relation between opinion and fact.

B. It is like the relation between conclusion and assumption.

C. It is like the relation between reason and conclusion.

D. It is like the relation between truth and falsity.

4. Black: K-f8; R-h8; R-e8; pawn f7; White: Q-g7; R-g1; K-b3; What is the black king's option?

A. Nothing. It's checkmate!

B. It can, by itself, capture the attacker.

C. It can flee to a safe square.

D. It can have another piece capture the attacker.