Which description fits a medieval monastery and a medieval convent?
Both were fortified homes of noble families, built for defence rather than for religious life
A monastery was the church of a village and a convent was the house of its priest
A monastery housed monks and a convent housed nuns, each living together under a rule✓Correct answer
A monastery was a bishop's cathedral and a convent was a school attached to it
Explanation
Monks and nuns lived in separate communities bound by a written rule that set out prayer, work and obedience, so each house was a religious community rather than a private household. Treating a monastery as a village church fails because parish churches were served by priests living among ordinary people, not by a community following a common rule.