i agree perfectly with Mao on the last sound question --> what made be cautions against C was the fact that 'different frequencies reflect differently'. correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't seen any mention of this in any yr 12 physics book. it might be a valid point, but VCAA is out there to test what the course is on, not on all the random concepts and theories that the world of physics can possibly involve. and then, there's nothing 'wrong' in D. without the curtains, the sound will bounce off the walls, not only once, but many times, thus reaching the audience by many different pathways. loss of sound will occur when they're perfectly out of phase, while distortion will occur due to various degrees of superimposition (ie think lots of different frequencies bouncing around the room like crazy...)
so yeah, hope my physics was ok there

someone please tell me if i'm wrong!
everyone I've spoken to said C...but no-one's given be a concrete answer on why. and why could D be wrong? so I dunno - hope I'm right! hehe