A poem "Ode to the Bronze-Headed Beast of the Twelve Zodiac Signs in Old Summer Palace" was circulated in the poetry newspaper forum. The poem said: "The twelve zodiac animals fly, and the robbers are

A poem "Ode to the Bronze-Headed Beast of the Twelve Zodiac Signs in Old Summer Palace" was circulated in the poetry newspaper forum. The poem said: "The twelve zodiac animals fly, and the robbers are justified! Monkey, Ox, and Tiger.

B

Test question analysis: This question mainly examines the culprit who burned the Old Summer Palace. The title "Old Summer Palace" already hints to us that the "robbers" who stole the twelve zodiac signs were British and French colonists, because it was the British and French allied forces who burned the Old Summer Palace in 1860. Therefore the answer is A.