Question

read this excerpt about an invasion by vikings in england.
after easter this year the viking army we spoke of before came to east anglia. they landed at ipswich and marched straight to where they had heard the lord was with his local forces.... and the east anglians ran off at once.... the danes held the battlefield. then they got horses and afterwards took control of east anglia and plundered and burned the countryside for four months—they even went as far as the wild fens and killed men and beasts and set fires throughout the fens, and burned down cambridge and then turned south to the thames river....then they turned back to their ships with their plunder.
what does this excerpt reveal about the vikings?
○ they were raiders and they stole from people.
○ they attacked people only when necessary.
○ their main goal was to find new places to settle.
○ they were best at fighting at sea, not on land.

Explanation:

• Analyze the first option: The excerpt says the Vikings "plundered and burned the countryside", "took control of East Anglia... killed men and beasts... burned down Cambridge" and "turned back to their ships with their plunder". This shows they raided and stole from people.
• Analyze the second option: The text shows they attacked and plundered for four months, not just when necessary, so this is incorrect.
• Analyze the third option: The excerpt focuses on raiding and plundering, not settling; they returned to their ships with plunder, so settling was not the main goal.
• Analyze the fourth option: The text describes their land actions (getting horses, controlling East Anglia, plundering countryside) and there's no indication they were better at sea fighting.

Answer:

A. They were raiders and they stole from people.