English Language · English Literature

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: The best-known cycles of miracle or mystery plays come from York, Wakefield, and Chester. Reason R: King Alfred encouraged the use of the vernacular in the late ninth century, but he made it clear that this was very much second best, necessitated by the deplorably low standards of Latin learning in his kingdom. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: