Which of the following statements regarding the success and importance of the oral tradition of literature is true ?
Correct answer: B. Scops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition.
- A. Monks memorized many passages of scripture, preserving scriptures.
- B. Scops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition.
- C. Thegns were nobles who liked literature, and their patronage made poets popular.
- D. Anchoresses recited poems to occupy their time alone in their cells.
Explanation
Scops were Anglo-Saxon poet-singers who performed before aristocratic audiences, transmitting heroic stories and poetic forms orally. The other options confuse literary preservation with the roles of monks, thegns or anchoresses.
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