Information and IdeasHardDetail: why the bell was recast
Information and Ideas practice question
The bell that hangs in the tower today is the third to do so. The first cracked in 1642 while being rung for a victory; the second, cast from the metal of the first, was found in 1890 to be a semitone flat against the other bells, and was recast a third time to bring it into tune. The present bell has rung, in tune, for more than a century.
According to the text, why was the second bell recast?
- A. It was out of tune with the other bells.Correct
- B. It had cracked while being rung.
- C. Its metal was needed for another bell.
- D. The tower could not bear its weight.
Answer: A. It was out of tune with the other bells.
A semitone flat.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It had cracked while being rung.
- That was the first bell.
- C. Its metal was needed for another bell.
- Not mentioned.
- D. The tower could not bear its weight.
- Not mentioned.
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