The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "b. Satan" John Donne speak to Satan in his Holy Sonnet 10. “Thou'rt slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war,and sickness dwell . . .”
I learned this in U.S. History Class when they got caught by Nazis. They escape to Sweden.
The answer is A because the American people believe they will be victorious even though there is no promise that they will win.