Articulation in music is centered around the flow or continuity of groups of notes; they can be smoothly linked together or played separately with small pausing between each note, for example. A variety of terms exist to convey articulation, such as staccato.
So in this question, the response that relates most to articulation is answer C, how smoothly or detached a musical line is played.
I like lies that my parents told me and fights with siblings
Short/simple answer: because it was forbidden to picture or sculpt anything figurative (i.e. representing a being or object). Figurative art could be wrongly interpreted as a depiction of Allah and worshipped instead of Him, and that would be considered idolatry.