Question

read the excerpt.
from heart beat drums!
beat! beat! drums! — blow! bugles! blow!
through the windows — through doors — burst like a ruthless force,
into the school where the scholar is studying,
into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,
leave not the bridegroom quiet — no happiness must he have now with his bride,
nor the peaceful farmer any peace, ploughing his field or gathering his grain,
so fierce you whirr and pound you drums — so shrill you bugles blow
which sentence best explains how drums and bugles are \like a ruthless force\?

1. they intrude upon normal activities.
2. they distract people from unpleasant situations.
3. they follow tight, strict rhythms.
4. they evoke sad, turbulent memories.

Explanation:

The excerpt describes drums and bugles bursting into a church, a school, disrupting a wedding, and a farmer's work—all ordinary, peaceful daily activities. The phrase "like a ruthless force" refers to this interruption of normal routines. The other options are not supported: the text does not mention distracting from unpleasant situations, strict rhythms, or sad memories.

Answer:

1. They intrude upon normal activities.