Çözüldü Special Expression Structures - Grammar

I'd rather _______ the head of a fly than the tail of a lion.

A) myself be
B) to be
C) not to be
D) be
E) been

Correct Choice: D (be)

Explanation: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/would-rather-would-sooner

"The Hunchback of Notre-Dame", Victor Hugo
Wordsworth Classics, 2004, page 332