Question Number 4:
Monasteries could be very useful institutions because they were filled with people willing to do work. Monks were only true monks if they "lived by the labour of their hands, as our father and the apostles did." Therefore, they were willing to work in fields if needed, helping the agriculture. Also Monks were willing to take in any traveler as if they were Jesus himself. This was useful for traveling merchants who needed a place to stay on their journey.
Question Number 5:
The Rule reflects society at the time showing the prominence of fear. Rules 44 and 45 state to "fear the Day of Judgement" and "to be in dread of hell". This shows the importance in religion mainly in the fear for their eternal souls. It generally warns against evil and hints at its consequences. The Rule encouraged monks to live strict lives so as to be protected from evil, aka anything not Godly or like God.
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