Question

Which of the following statements is true of legends?

Answer 1

Correct answer:  A. They may have been inspired by real events and real people.

Detail:

A legend differs from a myth, in that legends generally do have some element of truth in their background.  There was a real person or some real event far back in history, but as time went on stories about that person or event are magnified and mystical or symbolic elements are added.  

An example would be the legendary stories about King Arthur in Britain.  There is some historical debate, with some suggesting there was no actual historical person behind the legends.  But there are strong suggestions that the Arthur stories are based on a King Arthur in Britain during the era of Roman rule, around the end of the 5th / beginning of the 6th century.