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.

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