Question

11. In what ways were monks and nuns the social

workers of their communities?


A. Monasteries were centers of learning,


B. They took vows of poverty.


C. They provided schools, hospitals, and centers of


hospitality for travelers.


D. They were very kind people.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) they provided schools, hospitals, and centers of hospitality for travelers.

The ways in that monks and nuns were the social workers of their communities were in that they provided schools, hospitals, and centers of hospitality for travelers.

Monks and nuns were dedicated to serving God in the monasteries. One way of showing service was to help the people in need. Monks and nuns had no problem in offering assistant to the poor, the sick, even education to children. They used their abbacies and monasteries to welcome travelers that needed a bed and meals or wounded soldiers that needed to be taken care of.

Answer 2

C. They provided schools, hospitals, and centers of hospitality for travelers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Option "A" mentions monasteries only as learning centers, not to mention that they have been directed to the community service.

Option "B" and "D" say that the monks and nuns made vows of poverty and that they were very kind people but doesn´t describe the way in which the monks and nuns were social workers in their community.

Finally, option "C" refers to the fact that the monasteries provided schools, hospitals and hospitality centers for travelers, and that is why it best describes the ways in which the monks and nuns dedicated themselves to social work in their communities.