Question 16. 16. <11{5[1(05)61]}> Memmie: The greater the population near a restaurant, the more potential customers it has and the greater chance its popularity will spread through word-of-mouth. O’Sullivans Restaurant just opened in the very densely populated town of Redville, so its chances for success are great.
Sam: But the more people living in an area, the more restaurants there are in that area, so the more competition each one faces. There are twelve other restaurants serving the people of Redville.
Memmie and Sam seem to disagree about whether: (Points : 1) |
[removed] O’Sullivans will fail in its first few months.
[removed] O’Sullivans will serve a different kind of food than the other restaurants in Redville.
[removed] the high population of Redville ensures that O’Sullivan’s has a great chance for success.
[removed] word-of-mouth about a restaurant can spread in a densely populated town like Redville. |
Question 17. 17. <7{6[3(02)66]}> In a survey of 10 film historians, half voted for Nosferatu as the greatest vampire film ever made, and the other half voted for Dracula. However, when asked which lead vampire character they considered more charismatic, all of the film critics chose Dracula over Nosferatu.
Based on the information above, it must be true that for some film critics, their feelings about the charisma of the lead character: (Points : 1) |
[removed] is the least important factor they consider when comparing two films.
[removed] is the most important factor they consider when comparing two films.
[removed] is not the most important factor they consider when comparing two films.
[removed] is the only factor they consider when comparing two films. |
Question 18. 18. <21{6[3(08)72]}> Some drugs combat obesity or alcohol addiction by turning off pleasure centers in the brain. However, if the dosage is too high, there’s a risk that people taking them will be plunged into depression.
The statements above, if true, support which one of the following assertions? (Points : 1) |
[removed] It is useless to try to treat obesity or alcohol addiction through drugs.
[removed] All drugs, if taken at too high a dosage, pose the risk that the people taking them will be plunged into depression.
[removed] The benefits of a medication may be at least somewhat offset by its side effects.
[removed] Drugs that affect pleasure centers in the brain are often taken at dosages considered to be too high. |
Question 19. 19. <11{6[2(03)67]}> Only circus animals with a clean bill of health will perform in today’s exhibition. A monkey, a poodle, and a horse will perform in today’s exhibition. No circus animals with a clean bill of health were prescribed medications this week.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of them? (Points : 1) |
[removed] The monkey, poodle, and horse are the only animals performing in today’s circus exhibition.
[removed] No circus animals were prescribed medications this week.
[removed] No more than two circus animals have a clean bill of health.
[removed] Neither the monkey nor the horse performing in today’s circus exhibition were prescribed medications this week. |
Question 20. 20. <11{7[1(01)77]}> Detective: The robbery at the mall was carried out by a mall employee acting alone roughly one hour after the mall closed last Saturday night. The only employees present at the mall at the time of the robbery were security guards Evans and Clark. Since the mall’s surveillance system was disabled by the thief just before the robbery, the thief must be Evans.
The argument above would be valid if: (Points : 1) |
[removed] Clark is incapable of disabling the mall’s surveillance system.
[removed] both Evans and Clark are capable of disabling the mall’s surveillance system.
[removed] Evans and Clark are the mall’s only security guards.
[removed] the mall’s surveillance system is usually used 24 hours a day, seven days a week. |
