Question

1. \the spiders thread\ is an example of world literature because

it describes japanese religious and cultural practices.
it was written about a culture by someone from within that culture.
it was written about a culture by someone from outside that culture.
it describes a british writers life in another part of the world.

Explanation:

"The Spider's Thread" is a short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, rooted in Japanese Buddhist beliefs and cultural context. World literature works often represent the unique cultural/religious perspectives of their origin culture, and this story fits by depicting Japanese religious and cultural practices. The other options are incorrect: the author is from the culture it depicts, so the "outside writer" option is wrong; it is not about a British writer, and being written by an insider alone does not define world literature—its depiction of the culture's specific practices is the key trait here.

Answer:

it describes Japanese religious and cultural practices.