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The abbey's bells were cast in 1620 and hung in 1621. They were silent from 1650 to 1660, when ringing was forbidden, and again from 1940 to 1943, when the tower was thought unsafe. They have rung every Sunday since.

According to the text, why were the bells silent from 1940 to 1943?

  1. A. The tower was thought to be unsafe.Correct
  2. B. Ringing was forbidden.
  3. C. The bells were being recast.
  4. D. There was nobody to ring them.

Answer: A. The tower was thought to be unsafe.

The second silence, and its reason.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Ringing was forbidden.
That was the reason in the 1650s.
C. The bells were being recast.
Not stated.
D. There was nobody to ring them.
Not stated.

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