Question

What mainly does Ashe identify as the reason for the lack of historical documentation for King Arthur’s conquests in “Conversation with Geoffrey Ashe”?

A. War journalism did not exist at the time of King Arthur.

B. King Arthur is an entirely fictional character.

C. The documentation of King Arthur was likely destroyed.

D. King Arthur’s conquests were recorded in French.

Answer 1

Geoffrey Ashe suggests that King Arthur's conquests lack historical documentation due to a bias against oral tradition, leading to an overreliance on written records which are scarce for that period.

Step-by-step explanation:

Geoffrey Ashe, in the “Conversation with Geoffrey Ashe,” mainly identifies the lack of historical documentation for King Arthur's conquests as a result of an over-reliance on written material and a bias against knowledge presented via oral tradition. This implies that while the historical events of King Arthur's era may have been well known and documented through oral histories, these narratives were not given the same credibility as written records. As a consequence, the stories and achievements of King Arthur that were passed down through generations by word of mouth were not formally recorded in texts that have survived to the present day, leading to a scarcity of historical documentation.

Answer 2

C. The documentation of king Arthur was likely destroyed.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the conversation with Geoffrey Ash, the beginning of paragraph 9 it explains that "In Dark Age Britain we have to recognize various adverse factors, such as the loss and destruction of manuscripts by invading armies" (I also took the test)