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Cause and Effect in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone Answers

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According to the passage, what caused the Rosetta Stone to be unearthed?

A
A note led the soldiers to the spot.
B
Three corners were missing from the slab.
C
The soldiers went over the wall carefully.
D
The wall was ruined and was being torn down.
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According to the passage, what was the effect of the British order?

A
The French scholars had to hand over their treasures.
B
The French were able to trick the British into letting them keep the Rosetta Stone.
C
General Menou decided to become a British citizen to keep working on the Rosetta Stone.
D
The French scholars refused to hand over the Rosetta Stone.
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A
Alexander the Great spoke two languages.
B
The Romans replaced both languages with Latin.
C
Multiple languages were carved on the Rosetta Stone.
D
The priests only understood ancient Greek.
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How did the scholars know that the inscription was the same in all three languages on the Rosetta Stone?

A
The last sentence explained that the inscription was the same.
B
They deciphered the hieroglyphs on the stone, which told them the inscription was the same.
C
The British scholars explained that the inscription was the same.
D
They deciphered the demotic writing, which told them the inscription was the same.
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Based on the passage, why was it so important that the scholars figured out that the inscription was the same in all three languages on the stone?

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It was important because the scholars already knew how to read the Greek alphabet, but they did not know how to read the Egyptian hieroglyphs. By determining that all three inscriptions said the same thing, they were able to use the known Greek text as a guide to translate and unlock the meaning of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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