Which of the following statements is true? a. active voice is direct, natural, and forceful. b. passive voice makes army writing a clear and direct communication. c. active voice hides the doer of the action, blocking communication.

a. Active voice is direct, natural, and forceful.

Explanation:

In the active voice, the action described by the sentence is performed by the subject, and the standard order is the subject first ; following the subject comes the verb, and then, the object.  It is the natural way to write a sentence, also is a straightforward to put the ideas. This way is simple and easy to understand because it´s  clear and not necessary to add too many words.

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

because he was killed by the black arrow.