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MCQ - 148-782

At the poetry slam, three friends—Al, Betty and Chaz—sign up to perform six well-known poems, designated here as Hop, Bop, Cop, Top, Sop and Mop. Each poem will be performed individually by one poet, and each poem can only be performed once. To decide the order of the poems, the owner of the coffee shop that organizes the poetry slam lays down the following rules:
• Hop must be performed before Top and before Mop.
• Cop must be performed after Bop and before Sop.
• Al can perform Hop, Bop and Sop.
• Betty can perform Cop, Top and Bop.
• Chaz can perform Hop, Mop and Top.
• Different poets must begin and end the slam, i.e. whatever poet performs the first poem cannot perform the last one.

Question:

If Bop is the fourth poem performed, which of the following must be true?

Al performed the first poem
Betty performs the fifth poem
Chaz performed the first poem
Betty performs the fifth poem

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Based on the rules listed, if Bop is the fourth poem, then Cop and Sop are still to come, which means that Hop, Top and Mop were the first three poems. Accordingly, if Hop is the first poem, then either Al or Chaz could have been the first poet, so Statements A and C are automatically rejected, since either one would fit. However, given the order laid out by Bop being fourth, then Sop is the last poem, which only Al can perform. Therefore, Al has to be the last poet, which therefore causes Statement D to be invalid. Only Statement B, with Betty performing Cop, which is one of her options, can be true; thus, B is the correct answer.

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