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Getting Deeper into Logic: Categorical Reasoning

Multiple Choice Quiz

Select the correct answer to the following multiple-choice questions by circling the appropriate letter.



Translate the following sentences into standard categorical form.



1

Fortune is not the goal of every ambitious person.
A)All persons who seek fortune are ambitious persons.
B)Some ambitious persons are not persons who seek fortune.
C)Some non-ambitious persons are persons who seek fortune.
D)No persons who seek fortune are ambitions persons.
2

Only philosophers enjoy logic.
A)Some people who enjoy logic are philosophers.
B)No people who enjoy logic are philosophers.
C)All people who enjoy logic are philosophers.
D)Some people who enjoy logic are philosophers.
3

Something is a reptile only if it is cold-blooded.
A)All reptiles are cold-blooded.
B)Some reptiles are cold-blooded animals.
C)No cold-blooded animals are reptiles.
D)All reptiles are not cold-blooded animals.
4

Almost all of the patients in the hospital will be home within 48 hours.
A)Some of the patients in the hospital are not people who will be home within 48 hours.
B)All people who will be home within 48 hours are patients in the hospital.
C)No people who will not be home within 48 hours are patients in the hospital.
D)Some patients in the hospital are people who will be home within 48 hours.
5

None but the top students will be accepted to the university.
A)All persons accepted to the university are top students.
B)Some persons accepted to the university are top students.
C)No persons who are top students are not persons who will be accepted to the university.
D)Some persons who are top students will be accepted to the university.
6

No person without a ticket is allowed on the plane.
A)No persons without tickets are persons with tickets.
B)Some persons with tickets are persons who will be allowed on the plane.
C)All persons allowed on the plane are persons with tickets.
D)All persons with tickets are persons who will be allowed on the plane.
7

There are politicians who don't lie.
A)All politicians are people who don't lie.
B)Some politicians are people who don't lie.
C)Some people who don't lie are not politicians.
D)Some people who lie are politicians.
8

VIPs only are allowed in the private dining area.
A)No persons allowed in the private dining area are VIPs.
B)Some persons allowed in the private dining area are VIPs.
C)Some VIPs are persons who are allowed in the private dining area.
D)All persons allowed in the private dining area are VIPs.
9

The only decent restaurants are on the other side of town.
A)All restaurants on the other side of town are decent restaurants.
B)Some restaurants on the other side of town are not decent restaurants.
C)All decent restaurants are restaurants on the other side of town.
D)No decent restaurants are restaurants on the other side of town.
10

All that is evil does not stem from greed.
A)Some evil things are not things that stem from greed.
B)All evil things are not things that stem from greed.
C)Some things that stem from greed are not evil things.
D)Some evil things are things that stem from greed.