Characterization in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone
Question 5 • EBR - English Language Arts 7 CR SUMMER 2026
Read the sentence from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone.Young, like de Sacy and Akerblad before him, decided their demotic equivalent must be a group of characters that occurred fourteen times.Which answer option best describes the sentence?
Answer
A
This sentence is biased because it reflects the belief that Young was smarter than de Sacy and Akerblad.
B
This sentence is biased because it reflects the belief that Young’s ideas were unreasonable.
C
This sentence is unbiased because it simply states a fact about something that Young believed.
D
This sentence is unbiased because it simply states a fact about why Young was more successful than de Sacy and Akerblad.
Explanation
The sentence reports what Young concluded: he thought the demotic equivalent was a group of characters appearing fourteen times. It does not praise or criticize Young, or compare his intelligence with de Sacy and Akerblad. So it is unbiased and simply states a fact about Young’s belief: choice C.
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