Cavies (LSAT)

Selmer Bringsjord

Directions: Each group of questions in this section is based on a set of conditions. In answering some of the questions, it may be useful to draw a rough diagram. Choose the response that most accurately and completely answers each question.

Questions 1-2

Breeders have discovered the following things about Connoisseur Cavies.

They come in three colors: Coal, Smoke, and Ash.

It is impossible to breed a pair of different colors successfully.

It is impossible to breed an offspring successfully with its parent.

Male offspring of a pair of Coals are Ash; female offspring of a pair of Coals are Smoke.

Female offspring of a pair of Smokes are Coal; male offspring of a pair of Smokes are Smoke.

Male offspring of a pair of Ashes are Coal; female offspring of a pair of Ashes are Ash.

1. If a male cavy and his father are the same color, that color could
   1. only be Smoke.
   2. only be Coal.
   3. only be Ash.
   4. be any of the three except Coal.
   5. be any of the three colors.

   a b c d e

2. If a female cavy is the same color as her granddaughter, which of the following must be true?
   1. They are both Coal.
   2. They are both Ash.
   3. The older is her granddaughter's father's mother.
   4. The granddaughter is older's daughter's daughter.
   5. The granddaughter's mother is also the same color.

   a b c d e

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