Assertion (A): The best-known mystery and miracle cycles come from York, Wakefield and Chester. Reason (R): King Alfred encouraged the vernacular in the late ninth century as second best to Latin.

1. ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2. BBoth A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3. CA is correct but R is not correct
4. DA is not correct but R is correct

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Correct answer: B. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

Explanation

The cycles flourished in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries. Alfred's promotion of English prose (preface to the Pastoral Care) is true but has nothing to do with them.