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Question 1 • MO-English Language Arts 9 B-CR

Read the reference.Cottrell, Leonard. Reading the Past: The Story of Deciphering Ancient Languages. New York: Crowell-Collier Books, 1971.

Answer
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the current location of the Rosetta Stone
B
how our reading habits have changed in the past several centuries
C
how the Rosetta Stone helped scholars to interpret ancient writings
D
what hieroglyphics have in common with other ancient languages

Explanation

The reference is to Leonard Cottrell’s book Reading the Past: The Story of Deciphering Ancient Languages. Its title indicates that it focuses on how scholars deciphered ancient languages, including how the Rosetta Stone helped them interpret Egyptian hieroglyphs. It is not specifically about where the stone is now or how modern reading habits have changed.

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