Answer:
1. Escort / accompany / help / assist / lead.
2. apocalypse / anti-utopia / h*ll / neverland.
You should always pay attention to the focus of the author what is he trying to say and what two main ideas is he comparing or contrasting in a way.
I agree with the person above - the complete subject of this sentence is D. a group of men.
Passive maybe I don't know that word but yeah
