4. I do not believe
the monasteries would be very helpful as an institution because their strict rules and regulations would teach the younger people to be terrified of life, and anything enjoyable. It would make their lives miserable and depress them for the remainder of their life. Their rigid rules would make it very easy to maintain a controlled environment, however, it would destroy the basic joys that humans a meant to enjoy.
5. The Rule indicates that the time in Europe was very scary and unsafe to live in. The idea that rigid rules that do not allow people to enjoy life and that they are all horrible and only God is good shows that people in that time period were terrified of life after death. This shows that death was prevalent and the idea of dieing the next day was a very real possibility.
Think about #4 from this perspective. You have a large number of able bodied men who are required to perform manual labor, and are expected to aid the poor in multiple ways. They are also expected to teach those who seek education, and are literate themselves. Would a local ruler find them useful?
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