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Although commonly thought to be one of man's feared deepsea enemies, the octopus is generally a harmless animal that rarely bothers man.In fact, most types of this powerful, eightarmed creature are afraid of

people.There have been some cases in which octopuses have attacked divers.But even these scattered attacks have not been very serious.In the midnineteenth century, Victor Hugo is said to have started the idea that the octopus is a vicious monster of the deep.In his Toilers of the Sea, he described how this devilish eats a human being.The tale became so popular that other novelists, and later the movies, used episodes which depict a man struggling in the arms of this marine monster.And thus, the misconception of the octopus as a vicious, merciless killer was spread.

1. The reader can infer from the paragraph that A)the octopus is a dangerous animal.

1. Hugo was a marine biologist.

2. Usually, octopuses do not attack people.

3. The octopus is a friendly creature to human being.

1. The paragraph suggests that novelists A)always deal with facts

B)sometimes stretch the truth. C)intentionally go far away from the truth. D)like to write about violence.

1. The author of the paragraph implies that A)deep—sea diving is always dangerous.

1. many sea creatures are harmless.

2. stories of the octopus have been exaggerated.

3. sea stories were popular in the 1800s.

1. The sentence "The tale became so popular that other novelists, and

   later movies, used episodes which depict a man struggling in the arms of this marine monster"suggests that

   1. Writers often borrow ideas from each other.

   2. Writers and film makers all rewrote Hugo's story.

   3. Stories about sea animals became popular because of Hugo's

      story.

   4. The octopus became more and more dangerous.