C, but B is okay too. You should be able to express why you did what you did and also evaluate on the feedback so you can compromise and decide what you want to do.
Answer:
I'm pretty sure The answer is c) a background in art's history helps validate and justify a critics judgement
The part of the text that relates to this does not show, but anyway the answer would be:
They were not being successful in getting results from what they had planted, so it appeared like there was not way to avoid the population from going hungry/starving.
Famine = starvation, going hungry
Inevitable = unavoidable, impossible to prevent
