According to Gramsci, rulers who provide some genuine benefits to their subjects, spread an ideology that justifies their rule, and nevertheless succeed in protecting their privileges are exercising : A. hegemony B. free agency

The answer is "Option A".

Explanation:

Hegemony is a condition, that requires a basic class in a society, which is based on the natural view of the organic ideology to be regulated in political, financial, and intellectual matters.

The right of identity-contained people to follow their desires above all and pressure themselves for dominance is known as free agency, that's why option A is correct.