Answer: D
The gas returns to its initial state, so ΔSsys=0 over the cycle. In the free expansion q=0, so ΔSsurr=0. In the reversible isothermal compression the gas rejects q=nRTln(15/5) to the surroundings, so ΔSsurr=nRln3=2×8.314×1.0986=+18.27 JK−1. The total is positive, consistent with the irreversible free expansion.