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Set 5: Command of Evidence (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: B

PASSAGE

Allegory uses extended metaphor. Animal Farm's pigs represent Soviet leaders; the farm's decline mirrors the U.S.S.R.'s corruption.

What does the farm's decline represent?

A. Farming techniques.
B. The corruption of revolutionary ideals.✓ Correct
C. Animal behavior.
D. Literal agricultural history.

Detailed Explanation

'Mirrors the U. S.S.R.'s corruption' = allegorical meaning.

Why others are wrong: