Question

Which of the following is true?

A. To achieve the best understanding of a myth, readers should read the text without paying attention to cultural context.

B. The thoughts and actions of the author are an epic’s cultural context.

C. Knowing the cultural context in which a text is written makes it easier to understand.

D. Cultural context is defined by the length of a text.

Answer 1

C. Knowing the cultural context in which a text is written makes it easier to understand.

Step-by-step explanation:

Cultural context refers to the customs and values of the author's culture, the language, the beliefs, the behavior of the society and the economic and political situation of the environment of the author of the text, this makes the author's cultural context often different than the cultural context of the audience, and to known and understand that context helps the readers to understand and interpret in an objective form the point of view, opinions and reasons that the author is trying to communicate.