(in this context I assume) famine means shortage sooo, I don't really know
It seems to most likely be D) It offers an example of civil disobedience.
A primary source gives us first-hand information. it states the automatic facts, and not what has been heard through a second-hand information (sencondary source). it provides information like: direct or firsthand evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art.
and examples are: eyewitness accounts, results of experiments, and statistical data