Question

A thermostat is a device used to adjust the temperature indoors. Which of the following explanations best interprets the author's intended meaning in the bolded words in following sentence?

"The Church was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society."

Society needs more churches in order to be truly transformed.

The church measured the morals of individuals within a society.******

The church had power to influence what happened in society.

Society was a reflection of what was happening within churches.

@Ms. Sue?

Answer 1

you picked a thermometer, which just measures.

A thermostat affects things. So, the church influences society (by transforming the mores).

Answer 2

okay thank you! That was the other answer I was debating about! :)

Answer 3

are u sure that's correct

Answer 4

This B coming here a whole year later pppffttt