"The Loch Ness Monster" by George Laycock

According to "The Loch Ness Monster," officials in Scotland

• have taken steps to protect the Loch Ness monster

• have offered a reward to anyone who can capture the Loch Ness monster

• have issued warnings advising citizens and tourists to stay away from the Loch Ness

• have repeatedly denies that the Loch Ness monster exists

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What kinds of stories from oral tradition are mentioned in "The Loch Ness Monster"?

• stories that explain how Nessie came to live in Loch Ness

• stories that describe sightings of Nessie

• stories that tell about the terrible things that have happened to anyone who has ever claimed to see Nessie

• stories about how Nessie brings good luck to anyone who visits Loch Ness

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George Laycock's purpose in writing "The Loch Ness Monster" is to

• persuade readers that the Loch Ness monster exists

• persuade readers that the Loch Ness monster does not exist

• inform readers about scientific research into the mystery of the Loch Ness monster

• entertain readers by sharing spooky and spine-tingling stories

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Which phrase best describes the attitudes of the scientists whose work is discussed in "The Loch Ness Monster"?

• frustrated and disappointed

• unfair and biased

• skeptical and disbelieving

• curious and open-minded

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According to "The Loch Ness Monster," photographs that are said to show the Loch Ness monster

• clearly reveal what the creature looks like

• contain indistinct images of a large, dark swimming creature

• have all been proved to be fakes

• are rumored to exist but have never been seen

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After reading "The Loch Ness Monster," you can conclude that the depth of the water in Loch Ness

• provides support for those who think that the Loch Ness monster does not exist

• provides support for those who think that the Loch Ness monster does exist

• offers absolute proof that the Loch Ness monster exists

• has no bearing on the question of whether the Loch Ness monster exists

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According to George Laycock in "The Loch Ness Monster,"

• the fact that Loch Ness has an abundant supply of fish proves that some large animals live there

• no one ever will be able to probe that Nessie is real

• the most persuasive evidence about Nessie comes form scientific study

• a driver's testimony in the best proof of Nessie's existence

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