Reasoning and Logic in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone
Question 7 • DAEP-English 7 A(20 Day Term)
Read the excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone.To confirm this hunch, Champollion turned to the writings on the Rosetta Stone. There the unknown sign occurred, again in combination with p, as part of a group of hieroglyphs that correspond to the word "birthday" in the Greek passage. This made Champollion think at once of the Coptic word for "give birth," which was pronounced mes. He put that sound in place of the question mark, and there the name was: Ramesses, "The Child of Ra."Which line in the excerpt shows what Champollion discovered?
Answer
A
Champollion turned to the writings on the Rosetta Stone
B
a group of hieroglyphs that correspond to the word “birthday”
C
the Coptic word for "give birth," which was pronounced mes
D
and there the name was: Ramesses, “The Child of Ra”
Explanation
Champollion used the sound mes to fill in the unknown sign and identify the name. The line “and there the name was: Ramesses, ‘The Child of Ra’” states his discovery. The other lines describe the clues and steps that led him to it.
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