At the time, religion, especially Christianity was extremely popular and greatly influenced the writings at the time. However, <em>The Prince</em>, went against this, defying the ways of their religion.
I think the answer is c...
A clause that modifies a verb is an Adverb Clause.
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!