Maus

**Quiz Question — *Maus* by Art Spiegelman** In *Maus*, which animal does Art Spiegelman choose to symbolize Jewish people? - A) Rats - B) Cats - C) Mice - D) Dogs **Correct Answer: C) Mice** *Explanation:* In *Maus*, Spiegelman represents Jewish people as mice, Nazis/Germans as cats, and non-Jewish Poles as pigs, among other animal representations. This allegorical approach references Nazi propaganda that dehumanized Jewish individuals by likening them to vermin.

ap_lit · common_core · ib_english

**Quiz Question — *Maus* by Art Spiegelman** In *Maus*, how does Art Spiegelman visually depict Jewish people and Nazi Germans throughout the graphic novel? A) Jewish people are illustrated as rats; Nazi Germans are illustrated as cats B) Jewish people are illustrated as mice; Nazi Germans are illustrated as dogs C) Jewish people are illustrated as mice; Nazi Germans are illustrated as cats D) Jewish people are illustrated as rabbits; Nazi Germans are illustrated as wolves **Correct Answer: C** *Explanation: Spiegelman employs animal allegory throughout *Maus* — Jewish people are represented as mice and Nazi Germans as cats, highlighting the predator-prey relationship during the Holocaust. Polish non-Jews are represented as pigs, and Americans as dogs.*

ap_lit · common_core · ib_english · gcse