I believe it's false. Let me know though if I got it wrong
A. mere gossip
the quote is "when our lives cease to be inward and privatem cinversation degenerates into mere gossip"
C percussion clef of parellel lines
most cultures throughout history use artistic works as a form of representation because each culture in some sort of way or form has gone through a point in time where there was a big event going on and that's how they showed their artistic expression