The answers are hidden on this page. 2 General questions #| faq # How many birthdays does the average man have? (ASPAN<: One, we are born only once.|^hidden^>) # Take two apples from three apples and what do you have? (ASPAN<: Two apples|^hidden^>) # Do they have a 4th of July in England? (ASPAN<: Yes|^hidden^>) # Why can't a man living in North Carolina be buried west of the Mississippi River? (ASPAN<: He is still alive.|^hidden^>) # If you had only one match and entered a room, in which there was a kerosene lamp, an oil heater, and a wood burning stove, which would you light first? (ASPAN<: The match|^hidden^>) # Some months have 30 days some have more or less. How many months have 28 days? (ASPAN<: 12, all months have 28 days in them, at least.|^hidden^>) # I have in my hand only two U.S. coins, which total fifty-five cents. One is not a nickel. What are the two coins? (ASPAN<: A half dollar and a nickel|^hidden^>) # A farmer had seventeen sheep. All but nine died. How many did he have left? (ASPAN<: 9|^hidden^>) # Divide thirty by ½ and add ten. What is the answer? (ASPAN<: 70, 30/½ = 60 + 10 = 70|^hidden^>) # How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the Ark with him? (ASPAN<: None, Noah took the animals onto the Ark.|^hidden^>) # Is it legal in California for a man to marry his widow's sister? Explain. (ASPAN<: Yes, since there is no need for such a law against it, since the man is dead.|^hidden^>) # A woman gives a beggar fifty cents. The woman is the sister of the beggar, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come? (ASPAN<: The beggar is the woman's sister.|^hidden^>) 2 Narrative The owner of the Adams Manufacturing Company entered the office of one of his foremen where he found three employees playing cards. One of them was Carl Young, brother-in-law of Foreman Henry Dilson. Dilson, incidentally, often worked late. Company rules did not specifically forbid gambling on the premises, but the president had spoken forcibly on the subject. 3 Statements #| faq # T F - The story is about a company owner who found three men playing cards. (ASPAN<: uncertain|^hidden^>) # T F - The president walked into the office of one of his foremen. (ASPAN<: uncertain|^hidden^>) # T F - Company rules forbade playing cards on the premises after hours. (ASPAN<: uncertain|^hidden^>) # T F - The card playing took place in Henry Dilson's office. (ASPAN<: uncertain|^hidden^>) # T F - Dilson never worked late. (ASPAN<: false|^hidden^>) # T F - Gambling on the premises of the Adams Manufacturing Company was not punished. (ASPAN<: uncertain|^hidden^>) # T F - Carl Young was not playing cards when the president walked in. (ASPAN<: false|^hidden^>) # T F - Company rules forbade gambling on the premises. (ASPAN<: false|^hidden^>) # T F - Three employees were gambling in a foreman's office. (ASPAN<: uncertain|^hidden^>) # T F - The card players were surprised when the owner walked in the foreman's office. (ASPAN<: uncertain|^hidden^>) # T F - Henry Dilson is Carl Young's brother-in-law. (ASPAN<: true|^hidden^>) # T F - The president is opposed to gambling on the company premises. (ASPAN<: uncertain|^hidden^>) # T F - A corporation owner found three employees playing cards. (ASPAN<: true|^hidden^>) # T F - Henry Dilson is a foreman at Adams Manufacturing Company. (ASPAN<: true|^hidden^>) # T F - The president did not allow card playing at his company. (ASPAN<: false|^hidden^>)