Which of the following statements concerning Western culture during the later 20th century is most accurate?
A) In the fine arts, most artists attempted a return to the classical forms of the Renaissance and the ancient world.
B) More than any other scientific field, the social sciences abandoned the traditional emphasis on consistency in human and social behavior.
C) In the field of physics, modern scientists were unable to go beyond the startling discoveries of the 19th century.
D) Western culture in the 20th century, both in art and in science, became largely relative rather than objective.
E) Romanticism was re-introduced with much success due to the increasing alienation among the intellectual class.
Answer: D