Easy short question but idk !

a student is revising the sentence below:
my intent is simply to amuse the audience, to give them some joy to remember later in their dreary week.

based on the context of this sentence, which would be the best synonym for amuse?

a) distract—to turn aside or away from; sidetrack
b) engage—to hold the attention of; engross
c) entertain—to provide entertainment for; divert
d) —to satisfy, gratify, or make content

The brother of a presidential candidate writes an editorial in which he defends this candidate against charges of corruption. in such a circumstance, it is most appropriate for the reader to a) suspect that the candidate may have been framed. b) consider whether the candidate has the best family or not. c) wonder if the writer may be biased, due to his family connection. d) wonder if the writer may be inaccurate, due to wanting to get people to read his column. \

The dragon wakes is a metaphor for a big event; what is the event how does moonshadows belief about dragons him understand what is happening

The playwright would be able to express __ but the painter likely would not