Puzzle: Logic test

1. The first question whose answer is (B) is —
   (A) 1 — (B) 2 — (C) 3 — (D) 4 — (E) 5
2. The only two consecutive questions with identical answers are —
   (A) 6 & 7 — (B) 7 & 8 — (C) 8 & 9 — (D) 9 & 10 — (E) 10 & 11
3. The number of questions with answer (E) is —
   (A) 0 — (B) 1 — (C) 2 — (D) 3 — (E) — 4
4. The number of questions with answer (A) is —
   (A) 4 — (B) 5 — (C) 6 — (D) 7 — (E) 8
5. The answer to this question is the same as the answer to question —
   (A) 1 — (B) 2 — (C) 3 — (D) 4 — (E) 5
6. The answer to question 17 is —
   (A) C — (B) D — (C) E — (D) none of the above — (E) all of the above
7. Alphabetically, the answer to this question and the answer to the following question are —
   (A) 4 apart — (B) 3 apart — (C) 2 apart — (D) 1 apart — (E) the same
8. The number of questions whose answers are vowels is —
   (A) 4 — (B) 5 — (C) 6 — (D) 7 — (E) 8
9. The next question with the same answer as this one is question —
   (A) 10 — (B) 11 — (C) 12 — (D) 13 — (E) 14
10. The answer to question 16 is —
    (A) D — (B) A — (C) E — (D) B — (E) C
11. The number of questions preceding this one with the answer (B) is —
    (A) 0 — (B) 1 — (C) 2 — (D) 3 — (E) 4
12. The number of questions whose answer is a consonant is —
    (A) an even number — (B) an odd number — (C) a perfect square — (D) a prime — (E) divisible by 5
13. The only odd numbered problem with answer (A) is —
    (A) 9 — (B) 11 — (C) 13 — (D) 15 — (E) 17
14. The number of questions with answer (D) is —
    (A) 6 — (B) 7 — (C) 8 — (D) 9 — (E) 10
15. The answer to question 12 is —
    (A) A — (B) B — (C) C — (D) D — (E) E
16. The answer to question 10 is —
    (A) D — (B) C — (C) B — (D) A — (E) E
17. The answer to question 6 is —
    (A) C — (B) D — (C) E — (D) none of the above — (E) all of the above
18. The number of questions with answer A equals the number of questions with answer —
    (A) B — (B) C — (C) D — (D) E — (E) none of the above
19. The answer to this question is —
    (A) A — (B) B — (C) C — (D) D — (E) E
20. Standardized test : intelligence :: barometer : —
    (A) temperature (only) — (B) wind velocity (only) — (C) latitude (only) — (D) longitude (only) — (E) temperature, wind velocity, latitude and longitude

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edit:  Yes, for those of you who may have been wondering, there is a (unique) solution.

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Source

I picked this up over ten years ago at Compuserve’s old SCIMAT forum (SIG). I don’t recall for certain, but I think a non-scientist puzzler, Bill Magaletta, submitted it. Even if I am right about Bill, I have no recollection what his ultimate source was. If you know, tell.