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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Influences on Ideas in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone

Question 4 • EBR - English Language Arts 7 CR SUMMER 2026

How were Champollion and Young similar?

Answer
A
Both thought hieroglyphs represented sounds and tried to prove it by translating names.
B
Both believed hieroglyphs represented sounds and looked for proof in Egypt.
C
Both thought hieroglyphs represented sounds and tried to prove it by studying Greek monuments.
D
Both believed that hieroglyphs represented sounds and tried to prove it by looking for a second Rosetta Stone.

Explanation

Both Young and Champollion recognized that some hieroglyphs represented sounds, rather than only ideas or objects. They tested this by examining royal names written in cartouches and comparing those names with known forms, helping them connect the symbols to spoken language. Choice A describes this shared approach; they did not need to find a second Rosetta Stone.

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