Question

which of the following is not a true statement?
a. a work of art can be originally created to document an event, but later become a piece that commemorates the event and the people involved.
b. many cultures throughout history have had statues built to commemorate great rulers.
c. documentation attempts to tell about a factual event or person.
d. columnar monuments were used only by the romans until the 14th century.
please select the best answer from the choices provided

Explanation:

To determine the false statement, we analyze each option:

• Option a: Artworks can be created to document events and later become art, so this is true.
• Option b: Statues commemorating rulers are common across cultures, so this is true.
• Option c: Documentation (like historical records, art) can tell about factual events/people, so this is true.
• Option d: Columnar monuments were not exclusive to Romans until the 14th century (other civilizations used similar structures earlier or contemporaneously), so this is false.

Answer:

d. Columnar monuments were used only by the Romans until the 14th century.