The spacing of the four holes on a fragment of a bone flute excavated at a Neanderthal campsite is just what is required to play the third through sixth notes of the diatonic scale—the seven-note musical scale used in much of Western music since the Renaissance. Musicologists therefore hypothesize that the diatonic musical scale was developed and used thousands of years before it was adopted by Western musicians.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the hypothesis?
No musical instrument that is known to have used a diatomic scale is of an earlier date than the flute found at the Neanderthal campsite
The cave-bear leg bone used to make the Neanderthal flute would have been long enough to make a flute capable of playing a complete diatonic scale.
The cave-bear leg bone used to make the Neanderthal flute would have been long enough to make a flute capable of playing a complete diatonic scale.
This choice strength the argument by confirming that the bone excavated are indeed used for purpose of music instrument other than left debris of ancient bear.
Without looking at answer E I would choose B since it presents evidence supporting the hypothesis.
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发表于 2008-11-29 21:32:00
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