Blood Relations: Test 1

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  1. Three generations. Arthur and Beth are married. Colin and Diana are their children. Colin and Farah are married. Ethan is their child.

    Arthur is male; Beth is female; Colin is male; Diana is female; Ethan is male; Farah is female. Every parent-child link stated here is biological. No person has any additional parent or spouse in this puzzle. Infer relationships only from these clues; the list of children need not be exhaustive.

    1. Using the three generations clues, how is Arthur related to Beth?
    1. Husband
    2. Father
    3. Grandfather
    4. Nephew

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    Answer: A. Husband

    Start with Beth, the reference person. Arthur is Beth's husband. Therefore Arthur is Beth's husband. The question asks for Arthur's relationship to Beth, not the reverse. All genders and parent links needed for this answer are stated in the family clues.
  2. 2. Using the three generations clues, how is Arthur related to Colin?
    1. Brother
    2. Father
    3. Uncle
    4. Husband

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    Answer: B. Father

    Start with Colin, the reference person. Arthur is Colin's father. Therefore Arthur is Colin's father. The question asks for Arthur's relationship to Colin, not the reverse. All genders and parent links needed for this answer are stated in the family clues.
  3. 3. Using the three generations clues, how is Arthur related to Ethan?
    1. Brother
    2. Nephew
    3. Grandfather
    4. Father-in-law

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    Answer: C. Grandfather

    Start with Ethan, the reference person. Colin is Ethan's father; Arthur is Colin's father. Therefore Arthur is Ethan's grandfather. The question asks for Arthur's relationship to Ethan, not the reverse. All genders and parent links needed for this answer are stated in the family clues.
  4. 4. Using the three generations clues, how is Arthur related to Farah?
    1. Grandfather
    2. Nephew
    3. Son-in-law
    4. Father-in-law

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    Answer: D. Father-in-law

    Start with Farah, the reference person. Colin is Farah's husband; Arthur is Colin's father. Therefore Arthur is Farah's father-in-law. The question asks for Arthur's relationship to Farah, not the reverse. All genders and parent links needed for this answer are stated in the family clues.
  5. 5. Using the three generations clues, how is Beth related to Arthur?
    1. Wife
    2. Granddaughter
    3. First cousin
    4. Sister-in-law

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    Answer: A. Wife

    Start with Arthur, the reference person. Beth is Arthur's wife. Therefore Beth is Arthur's wife. The question asks for Beth's relationship to Arthur, not the reverse. All genders and parent links needed for this answer are stated in the family clues.
  6. 6. Using the three generations clues, how is Beth related to Colin?
    1. Niece
    2. Mother
    3. Mother-in-law
    4. Daughter

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    Answer: B. Mother

    Start with Colin, the reference person. Beth is Colin's mother. Therefore Beth is Colin's mother. The question asks for Beth's relationship to Colin, not the reverse. All genders and parent links needed for this answer are stated in the family clues.
  7. 7. Using the three generations clues, how is Beth related to Ethan?
    1. First cousin
    2. Daughter-in-law
    3. Grandmother
    4. Daughter

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    Answer: C. Grandmother

    Start with Ethan, the reference person. Colin is Ethan's father; Beth is Colin's mother. Therefore Beth is Ethan's grandmother. The question asks for Beth's relationship to Ethan, not the reverse. All genders and parent links needed for this answer are stated in the family clues.
  8. 8. Using the three generations clues, how is Beth related to Farah?
    1. First cousin
    2. Sister-in-law
    3. Sister
    4. Mother-in-law

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    Answer: D. Mother-in-law

    Start with Farah, the reference person. Colin is Farah's husband; Beth is Colin's mother. Therefore Beth is Farah's mother-in-law. The question asks for Beth's relationship to Farah, not the reverse. All genders and parent links needed for this answer are stated in the family clues.
  9. 9. Using the three generations clues, how is Colin related to Arthur?
    1. Son
    2. Father-in-law
    3. Father
    4. Grandson

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    Answer: A. Son

    Start with Arthur, the reference person. Colin is Arthur's son. Therefore Colin is Arthur's son. The question asks for Colin's relationship to Arthur, not the reverse. All genders and parent links needed for this answer are stated in the family clues.
  10. 10. Using the three generations clues, how is Colin related to Diana?
    1. Son-in-law
    2. Brother
    3. Son
    4. Uncle

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    Answer: B. Brother

    Start with Diana, the reference person. Arthur is Diana's father; Colin is Arthur's son. Therefore Colin is Diana's brother. The question asks for Colin's relationship to Diana, not the reverse. All genders and parent links needed for this answer are stated in the family clues.

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