What describes the most accurate visualization of the scene?

the old man listen to her answer with faces from which she could read nothing, and they offered her two pots. from the mouth of one rose steam, while the other sent out a chill that struck to the bone of a hand brought near it.
“choose as you’ve chosen,” they urged her.

a) a girl holding her hand over a cold pot
b) old men taking two pots away from a girl
c) a girl standing before two pots, but not touching them
d) a girl holding two pots

It is much safer to be feared than loved. . among the wonderful deeds of hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. this arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty . . but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect. . that it is true his other virtues would not have been sufficient for him may be proved by the case of scipio, that most excellent man . . his army rebelled in spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline. –the prince, niccolò machiavelli machiavelli claims that “it is much safer to be feared than loved.” which type of evidence does machiavelli use to support his claim? answer : logical how does the author’s use of this evidence create meaning for the reader? answer : by using a historical event to prove the claim