I would have to say a. because monsters are usually archetyped as being hideously ugly and that is why people are normally afraid of them.
Out of all of those, I would have to say the answer would be C.
The answer c.) it creates a mood of gloom, I hope this helps.
Here's one that might help.
"He knew he could not stand a chance against Jermaine in a fight," - This shows how maybe in the future in this book, he may or may not lose a fight with Jermaine.
Hey,
I think the correct answer would be haughty as haughty means proud and somewhat arrogant.
And throughout the speech we can see that he is very proud of his nation and that he vows that no one shall perish in his nation.
For example he says conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Here he says how his nation was created as a better place for men to live.
And he also says that the ground is hollow and that a lot of men have struggled on the ground.
So therefore I think the answer is haughty.
Hope this helps !!