Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (171 page)

  (2) No acrobatic feat is possible, if it involves turning a quadruple somersault;

  (3) No impossible acrobatic feat is ever announced in a circus bill.

Univ.
“acrobatic feats”;
a
 = announced in the bills of a circus;
b
 = attempted in a circus;
c
 = involving the turning of a quadruple somersault;
d
 = possible.

23.

  (1) Nobody, who really appreciates Beethoven, fails to keep silence while the Moonlight-Sonata is being played;

  (2) Guinea-pigs are hopelessly ignorant of music;

  (3) No one, who is hopelessly ignorant of music, ever keeps silence while the Moonlight-Sonata is being played.

Univ.
“creatures”;
a
 = guinea-pigs;
b
 = hopelessly ignorant of music;
c
 = keeping silence while the Moonlight-Sonata is being played;
d
 = really appreciating Beethoven.

24.

  (1) Coloured flowers are always scented;

  (2) I dislike flowers that are not grown in the open air;

  (3) No flowers grown in the open air are colourless.

Univ.
“flowers”;
a
 = coloured;
b
 = grown in the open air;
c
 = liked by me;
d
 = scented.

25.

  (1) Showy talkers think too much of themselves;

  (2) No really well-informed people are bad company;

  (3) People who think too much of themselves are not good company.

Univ.
“persons”;
a
 = good company;
b
 = really well-informed;
c
 = showy talkers;
d
 = thinking too much of one’s self.

26.

  (1) No boys under 12 are admitted to this school as boarders;

  (2) All the industrious boys have red hair;

  (3) None of the day-boys learn Greek;

  (4) None but those under 12 are idle.

Univ.
“boys in this school”;
a
 = boarders;
b
 = industrious;
c
 = learning Greek;
d
 = red-haired;
e
 = under 12.

27.

  (1) The only articles of food, that my doctor allows me, are such as are not very rich;

  (2) Nothing that agrees with me is unsuitable for supper;

  (3) Wedding-cake is always very rich;

  (4) My doctor allows me all articles of food that are suitable for supper.

Univ.
“articles of food”;
a
 = agreeing with me;
b
 = allowed by my doctor;
c
 = suitable for supper;
d
 = very rich;
e
 = wedding-cake.

28.

  (1) No discussions in our Debating-Club are likely to rouse the British Lion, so long as they are checked when they become too noisy;

  (2) Discussions, unwisely conducted, endanger the peacefulness of our Debating-Club;

  (3) Discussions, that go on while Tomkins is in the Chair, are likely to rouse the British Lion;

  (4) Discussions in our Debating-Club, when wisely conducted, are always checked when they become too noisy.

Univ.
“discussions in our Debating-Club”;
a
 = checked when too noisy;
b
 = dangerous to the peacefulness of our Debating-Club;
c
 = going on while Tomkins is in the chair;
d
 = likely to rouse the British Lion;
e
 = wisely conducted.

29.

  (1) All my sons are slim;

  (2) No child of mine is healthy who takes no exercise;

  (3) All gluttons, who are children of mine, are fat;

  (4) No daughter of mine takes any exercise.

Univ.
“my children”;
a
 = fat;
b
 = gluttons;
c
 = healthy;
d
 = sons;
e
 = taking exercise.

30.

  (1) Things sold in the street are of no great value;

  (2) Nothing but rubbish can be had for a song;

  (3) Eggs of the Great Auk are very valuable;

  (4) It is only what is sold in the street that is really
rubbish
.

Univ.
“things”;
a
 = able to be had for a song;
b
 = eggs of the Great Auk;
c
 = rubbish;
d
 = sold in the street;
e
 = very valuable.

31.

  (1) No books sold here have gilt edges, except what are in the front shop;

  (2) All the
authorised
editions have red labels;

  (3) All the books with red labels are priced at 5s.
and upwards;

  (4) None but
authorised
editions are ever placed in the front shop.

Univ.
“books sold here”;
a
 = authorised editions;
b
 = gilt-edged;
c
 = having red labels;
d
 = in the front shop;
e
 = priced at 5s.
and upwards.

32.

  (1) Remedies for bleeding, which fail to check it, are a mockery;

  (2) Tincture of Calendula is not to be despised;

  (3) Remedies, which will check the bleeding when you cut your finger, are useful;

  (4) All mock remedies for bleeding are despicable.

Univ.
“remedies for bleeding”;
a
 = able to check bleeding;
b
 = despicable;
c
 = mockeries;
d
 = Tincture of Calendula;
e
 = useful when you cut your finger.

33.

  (1) None of the unnoticed things, met with at sea, are mermaids;

  (2) Things entered in the log, as met with at sea, are sure to be worth remembering;

  (3) I have never met with anything worth remembering, when on a voyage;

  (4) Things met with at sea, that are noticed, are sure to be recorded in the log;

Univ.
“things met with at sea”;
a
 = entered in log;
b
 = mermaids;
c
 = met with by me;
d
 = noticed;
e
 = worth remembering.

34.

  (1) The only books in this library, that I do
not
recommend for reading, are unhealthy in tone;

  (2) The bound books are all well-written;

  (3) All the romances are healthy in tone;

  (4) I do not recommend you to read any of the unbound books.

Univ.
“books in this library”;
a
 = bound;
b
 = healthy in tone;
c
 = recommended by me;
d
 = romances;
e
 = well-written.

35.

  (1) No birds, except ostriches, are 9 feet high;

  (2) There are no birds in this aviary that belong to any one but
me
;

  (3) No ostrich lives on mince-pies;

  (4) I have no birds less than 9 feet high.

Univ.
“birds”;
a
 = in this aviary;
b
 = living on mince-pies;
c
 = my;
d
 = 9 feet high;
e
 = ostriches.

36.

  (1) A plum-pudding, that is not really solid, is mere porridge;

  (2) Every plum-pudding, served at my table, has been boiled in a cloth;

  (3) A plum-pudding that is mere porridge is indistinguishable from soup;

  (4) No plum-puddings are really solid, except what are served at
my
table.

Univ.
“plum-puddings”;
a
 = boiled in a cloth;
b
 = distinguishable from soup;
c
 = mere porridge;
d
 = really solid;
e
 = served at my table.

37.

  (1) No interesting poems are unpopular among people of real taste;

  (2) No modern poetry is free from affectation;

  (3) All
your
poems are on the subject of soap-bubbles;

  (4) No affected poetry is popular among people of real taste;

  (5) No ancient poem is on the subject of soap-bubbles.

Univ.
“poems”;
a
 = affected;
b
 = ancient;
c
 = interesting;
d
 = on the subject of soap-bubbles;
e
 = popular among people of real taste;
h
 = written by you.

38.

  (1) All the fruit at this Show, that fails to get a prize, is the property of the Committee;

  (2) None of my peaches have got prizes;

  (3) None of the fruit, sold off in the evening, is unripe;

  (4) None of the ripe fruit has been grown in a hot-house;

  (5) All fruit, that belongs to the Committee, is sold off in the evening.

Univ.
“fruit at this Show”;
a
 = belonging to the Committee;
b
 = getting prizes;
c
 = grown in a hot-house;
d
 = my peaches;
e
 = ripe;
h
 = sold off in the evening.

39.

  (1) Promise-breakers are untrustworthy;

  (2) Wine-drinkers are very communicative;

  (3) A man who keeps his promises is honest;

  (4) No teetotalers are pawnbrokers;

  (5) One can always trust a very communicative person.

Univ.
“persons”;
a
 = honest;
b
 = pawnbrokers;
c
 = promise-breakers;
d
 = trustworthy;
e
 = very communicative;
h
 = wine-drinkers.

40.

  (1) No kitten, that loves fish, is unteachable;

  (2) No kitten without a tail will play with a gorilla;

  (3) Kittens with whiskers always love fish;

  (4) No teachable kitten has green eyes;

  (5) No kittens have tails unless they have whiskers.

Univ.
“kittens”;
a
 = green-eyed;
b
 = loving fish;
c
 = tailed;
d
 = teachable;
e
 = whiskered;
h
 = willing to play with a gorilla.

41.

  (1) All the Eton men in this College play cricket;

  (2) None but the Scholars dine at the higher table;