Class 4 The Bell of Atri Question Answer
Q: What did King John of Atri purchase for the village square?
King John of Atri purchased a great bell to hang in a tower in the village square.
Q: What was the purpose of the bell?
The purpose of the bell was to ring it only when someone had been wronged, and then the judges would gather in the square to hear the case.
Q: Who could ring the bell?
Everyone, including the littlest child, could ring the bell.
Q: What was the result of King John’s plan?
The result of King John’s plan was that the judges quickly punished those who did wrong, and people became more honest and generous, more upright and truthful and kind.
Q: Why did the bell ring less and less often over time?
The bell rang less and less often over time because people became more honest and generous, and the memory of the sound of the bell and the justice that followed changed their behavior.
Q: How did the judges repair the frayed rope of the bell?
The judges had no hemp to repair the frayed rope, so a young man from the village offered to help by braiding a rope from a bundle of hay.
