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QuizMultiple Choice

Perseverance and Focusing on an Objective: Viewpoint in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone

Question 6 • Common Core ELA 7 A-IC

Which statement presents a counterclaim to James Cross Giblin’s viewpoint?

Answer
A
Egyptian hieroglyphs provide information about the country’s history, medicine, science, and laws.
B
The Rosetta Stone allowed people to read ancient Egyptian writing.
C
Learning how to read hieroglyphs is the best way to understand the ancient culture of the Egyptians.
D
Digging up ancient Egyptian tombs teaches us more about the way people lived than hieroglyphs do.

Explanation

A counterclaim challenges or disagrees with an author’s viewpoint. Choice C says that reading hieroglyphs is the best way to understand ancient Egyptian culture, while choice D argues that excavated tombs teach us more about how people lived than hieroglyphs do. That opposing statement is the counterclaim.

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