5. Which is true of Folklore:
a. It consists of stories passed down in writing
b. Its stories always feature gods and goddesses
c. It consists of stories passed down orally
d. Its stories always feature talking animals

The correct answer is C: It consists of stories passed down orally.

Explanation:

Folklore refers to the stories, beliefs, and customs of a certain culture, which were passed down orally. Its main purpose was to transmit historical information about specific cultures in different formularized versions and variants, invented by an anonymous author.

Some of the folklore elements include stories about animals, magic creatures (e.g. fairies, monsters, etc.), gods and goddesses, the usage of magical numbers (3,7,9), typical places (forests, castles, cottages), etc.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

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