Which of the Following Statements About Music Is Not True

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about music is not true?

• A) For centuries, the power of music was enjoyed only by the upper classes.
• B) Medieval monarchs employed court minstrels to relieve their melancholy, depression, and fevers.
• C) Plato believed that music restored the moral welfare of the nation at large.
• D) Plato indicated that music restored the harmony and contentment in one's soul.

---

Definitions:

1818

The year 1818 marks various historical events, such as the admission of Illinois as the 21st state of the United States.

Civilizing Indians

A term referring to the historical efforts, particularly by European settlers and later the U.S. government, to assimilate Indigenous peoples into European-American culture and norms.

Washington And Jefferson

Two Founding Fathers of the United States, George Washington, the country's first president, and Thomas Jefferson, the third president and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.

Westward Movement

The 19th-century migration of settlers into the American West, driven by the desire for land and new opportunities, greatly influencing the expansion of the US.