Iconoclasm means ______.
a. the communication of signs and symbols
b. the destruction of religious imagery
c. a circular format
d. worshipping false gods
e. a popular subject matter
b. the destruction of religious imagery
a. Incorrect. Iconoclasm does not mean the communication of signs and symbols; on the contrary, it is the attempt to limit this.
b. Correct. Iconoclasm means the destruction of religious imagery.
c. Incorrect. Iconoclasm does not mean a circular format.
d. Incorrect. Iconoclasm is often a reaction to the belief that there is worship of false gods, but it is not this itself.
e. Incorrect. Iconoclasm is not a popular subject matter.
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