Explanation:

- The temple bell rings every 45 minutes.

- The last bell rang 5 minutes ago.

- The next bell is scheduled for 7:45 am.

- To find the time the priest spoke, we subtract the 5 minutes from 7:45 am, which makes it 7:40 am.

- The bell interval is 45 minutes, so the last bell would have rung at 7:00 am.

- The priest gave the information 5 minutes after 7:00 am.

Option 1: 7:40 am - This is the time 5 minutes before 7:45, not when the priest gave the information.

Option 2: 7:05 am - This makes sense, as it's 5 minutes after the last bell at 7:00 am.

Option 3: 6:55 am - This would be 10 minutes before the last bell, which doesn’t fit.

Option 4: None of the above - Not required as Option 2 is correct.