Question

read the excerpt from the time travelers guide to elizabethan england. the following examples show how famine hits the cumberland parish of greystoke. here a poor fellow destitute of succor is found in the highway and is carried to the constables house, where he dies. a millers daughter dies in her bed, weakened from lack of food. a beggar boy from the scottish borders is found writhing in agony in the road and dies within an hour in great misery. another poor, hunger - starved beggar boy is found in the street and carried into a house, where he dies. a widow is discovered dead in a barn. a four - year - old local boy dies for want of food and means, as does his mother. a total of sixty - two people die in greystoke in just 1590 - great - during which time the parish sees no marriages and only three children conceived. the details from this excerpt best support the inference that death from starvation was common in elizabethan england. very few people died of starvation in elizabethan england. communities were shocked by the deaths from starvation. communities tried to prevent the deaths from starvation.

Explanation:

The excerpt lists multiple deaths in Greystoke parish caused by lack of food (e.g., a poor laborer, miller’s daughter, beggar boy, young starved boy, widow), showing starvation-related deaths occurred. Option A states death from starvation was common, which aligns with the multiple examples provided. Other options contradict: B claims few died (opposite of examples), C mentions communities being shocked (no info on shock), D mentions prevention attempts (no info on prevention efforts).

Answer:

A. death from starvation was common in Elizabethan England.