The best and only logical way to choose a person for a position of authority is to hold a free and fair election. Every member of a community has the right to vote and deem who they see fit to hold the position.
Humans need to eat and drink in order to survive, therefore it against natural law to deprive oneself of food and water, as natural law says that species must survive.
An onomatopoeia is when something makes a noise, like SPLAT or BOOM, so i would assume it would be B., since it says the faucet sputtered before dying. Hope this helped!