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Cause and Effect in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone

Question 5 • SS-English Language Arts 7

How did the scholars know that the inscription was the same in all three languages on the Rosetta Stone?

Answer
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.

Explanation

The scholars could use the inscription’s final statement, which says the decree was to be written in three forms of writing. That showed the hieroglyphic, demotic, and Greek sections contained the same decree. The correct choice is “The last sentence explained that the inscription was the same.”

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