Haven't read that story, but going from the title I am going to say A.
Valéry argues that Europe's intellectual crisis is caused by _____ and _____.
B) the awareness that civilization could die out
C) the fear that the future will be worse than the past
No one can say what will be dead or alive tomorrow
I'm confused to what the question is?
D would be the right answer!
The answer is probably acid