Small mice fit nicely into coat pockets.
The complete predicate in this sentence is "fit nicely into coat pockets."
This is because a sentence is made up of two halves: the complete subject and the complete predicate. The latter of these two makes up the part of the sentence that <em>describes</em> the subject, or what the subject is <em>doing</em>.
Themselves
This reflexive pronoun is the best fit because it needs to agree with the antecedent--in this case "scholars". Because scholars is plural, the pronoun also needs to be plural. Themselves is a plural reflexive pronoun, so it will properly complete the sentence.
I’m pretty sure it’s B) Karen realizes that thinking calmly is better than panicking.
A because your heart doesn’t actually sink, it’s an expression of dread. :)