Question 1. The "smothered checkmate" occurs with the following piece as the fatal attacker.

rook
bishop
queen
knight

Question 2. Blackburne's mate involves the crucial use of _____

two pawns
two bishops
two knights
two rooks

Question 3. The Gueridon mate occurs when _________

the attacked king is blocked by the enemy pieces from escaping
the attacked king is blocked by its own pieces from escaping

Question 4. WHITE: K-c1; R-d1; R-e1; Q-d2; Pawns: a2, b2, c2, f2, h2; B-c6; BLACK: K-f8; R-a8; R-h8; B-c8; B-e7; Q-f6; Pawns: a6, b7, f7, g7, h7; White to make the first move and checkmate black in the second move. What are these two moves?

1) Q-d8, 2)R x d8
1) Q-d8, 2)R-e8
1) R x e7, 2) Q-d8

Question 5. WHITE: K-f5; Q-b2; N-e6; R-a8; BLACK: K-g8; R-g1; R-b8; Pawns: h2, f7; B-c3; White to make the first move and checkmate black in the second move. What are these two moves?

1) Q x b8, 2) Q-g2
1) Q x b8, 2) Q-h8
1) Q x b8, 2) Q x h2

Question 6. Arrange your chessboard as follows: WHITE: K-d8; R-e6; B-f5; Pawn-g4; BLACK: K-h4; R-g3; Pawn-g5; White to move and checkmate black in one move. What is the move?

R-e4
B-g6
R-e3
R-h6

Question 7. Arrange your chessboard as follows: White: K-f3; R-h1; Pawn-g4; Black:K-g5; N-g6; Pawn-f6; Pawn-e6; White to move and checkmate black in one move. What is the move?

R-h6
K-e4
R-h5
R-h4

Question 8. Max has three BMW cars he wants to give to two fathers and two sons, giving each of them one BMW car. Can it be done?
It cannot be done!
It can be done!

Question 9. What is the final conclusion of the following complex form of deduction?1. If not P, then not Q, 2. If P, then not R, 3. R or M, 4. Q, 5. M or N.

P
Q
R
M

Question 10. What is the final conclusion of the following complex form of deduction? 1. If P, then Not Q, 2. N or P, 3. If N, then X, 4. Q, 5. X or Y.

Not P
N
X
Not Q

Question 11. "Max will go to Las Vegas or Honolulu. If he goes to Las Vegas, he will blow a bunch of cash on gambling. He did not blow cash on gambling." What is the final conclusion in this reasoning?

Max did not go to Las Vegas.
Max did not go to Honolulu.
Max went to Las Vegas.
Max went to Honolulu.

Question 12. "If you are not HIV positive, then you do not have AIDS. If you do not have AIDS, then your immune system is not breaking down. Your immune system is breaking down." What is the final conclusion of this reasoning?

You are HIV positive.
You are not HIV positive.
You have AIDS.
You do not have AIDS.

Question 13. Which of the following reasons did Vikram give in support of his answer in the Vamp's Tenth story?

the third queen had no cure for the effect she suffered
the third queen could not have prevented the effect she suffered
there was no tactile contact with the cause but it had a terrible effect on the third queen
the effect the third queen suffered was weak in comparison to the cause

Question 14. In the Vampire's twelfth story, whom does Vikram hold responsible for the Brahman's death?

The snake
The hawk
the charitable woman
the Brahman himself

Question 15. Which of the following is Vikram's assumption in his answer in Vampire's story # 10?

A sound is stronger than a moonbeam.
A bruise without tactile contact indicates greater sensitivity.
A bruise with tactile contact indicates greater sensitivity.
A bruise caused by a moonbeam or a lotus petal indicates great sensitivity.

Question 16. In the Vampire's third story, in order to make their respective points on men and women, both birds rely on _________

an anecdote
logic
authority
experience

Question 17. In "A Delightful Variation" in the "Chess Mysteries" text, what is the critical special move which explains the position of the pawn on d6?

castling
discovered check
en passant capture
pawn promotion

Question 18. Which of the following is an example of what Holmes means by "retrograde analysis"?

how to checkmate in two moves
how to checkmate in one move
figuring out earlier moves by white or black
figuring out the best move to make

Question 19. In "A Matter of Direction" in the text "Chess Mysteries", what is the clue Holmes must have used to deduce with certainty that Marston was playing white?

Marston had a white piece clenched in his hand.
Marston said he was going to move a white piece in the game.
Marston was sitting in the direction from which white must have moved.
Marston was sitting in the direction toward which white was moving.

Question 20. In "a Matter of Direction" in the chess text "Chess Mysteries", why did Holmes rule out that the black king in a8 could have moved from a7 before white made its last move?

It would be in checkmate in a8. So, it could not have moved from a7 to a8.
It could have moved only from b8. Hence, it could not have moved from a7.
If it had been in a7, it would have already moved into a check from the white bishop or queen.
It could have moved only from b7. Hence, it could not have moved from a7.