AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
(C) Johann Gottfried Herder — He claimed that the true spirit of the German nation (volksgeist) was to be found among the common people through folk songs, folk poetry, and folk dances.
The passage in Section 3.1 directly states: "the German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803) claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the common people – das volk. It was through folk songs, folk poetry and folk dances that the true spirit of the nation (volksgeist) was popularised." This is a frequently tested fact; remember Herder's name alongside the terms das volk and volksgeist.