Yours blanks will be filled as followed,
1st Blank - Hannibal
2nd Blank - army
3rd Blank - war
4th Blank - Alps
Theme
In most stories, the theme is not stated directly, it is revealed through the character's experiences. It is a generalization about life or human nature. Certain types of experiences are common to all people
everywhere.Universal themes come up again and again in literature that can help guide us through our lives deal with basic human concerns-good and evil, life and death, love and loss.
Theme is not a subject it is expressed in a sentence. Sometimes the title gives clues. It applies to the entire work of the story.
I'd have to cross out B.) and C.), which leaves you with A.) and D.)
I'd have to go with D.) Pitiful