<span>1. A fable's moral may be explicitly stated, or it may simply be implied. - I don't know which clause is underlined, but it doesn't matter here - they are both <span>independent clauses
</span>2. </span><span>If you look at most cultures, you will find evidence of fables passed down through oral tradition. - the first clause is used as an adverbial clause</span>
The verb used would be ‘is’ because we’re talking about a group of people in the present tense. I feel we would use ‘are’ only if there were specific things were were talking about, like [we] are, [you] are, [jack and jill] are, etc. Though, this wouldn’t be the case with he and she, because they always need to be in present tense.
Their living room is painted a bright, shiny red.
WwII so that’s why I believe it’s the second coming because ww1 was first