Question

1. when the author tells us of batmans ferocity in the early stories and says that in later stories the hero is not quite so fierce, we should realize that

• the same person did not write all of the stories
• being fierce has no relation to ferocity
• ferocity means bravery
• ferocity relates to fierceness
• ferocity does not ever last long

1. we can infer from the passage that usurp is the same as

• protect
• need drastically
• destroy
• take wrongly
• treat

Explanation:

For the first question, "ferocity" and "fierceness" are related in meaning. Just because the hero's level of ferocity changes in different stories doesn't mean different authors or that ferocity has no relation to fierceness etc. For the second question, "usurp" means to take something (like power or a position) wrongfully, so it is similar to "take wrongly".

Answer:

1. ferocity relates to fierceness
2. take wrongly