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Which sentence from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone explains why Napoleon and his men were temporarily trapped in Egypt in 1798?

A
Napoleon’s army captured the city of Alexandria by storm on July 1, 1798, and rapidly overran the Nile Delta.
B
On August 1 the British surprised the French fleet at anchor near Alexandria and completely destroyed it.
C
For the next year, the army fended off [resisted] attacks by the Turks, who had formerly ruled Egypt.
D
Then, in August 1799, Napoleon evaded [escaped] the British naval blockade and returned with a new companion to France to deal with problems there.
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Based on details from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, what is an effect of the hieroglyphs and the Greek alphabet appearing together on the slab?

A
It suggests others discovered the Rosetta Stone before the French and wrote on it.
B
It provides an opportunity to decipher the unknown hieroglyphs by matching them to the known Greek language.
C
It explains why the British are so determined to stop the French invasion of Egypt.
D
It proves the theory that the Egyptians had invaded and conquered Greece centuries before.
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Based on the facts presented in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, the rock slab is called the "Rosetta Stone” because it is named

A
in honor of a famous Egyptian pharaoh.
B
in honor of the mother of Napoleon.
C
after the French army officer who uncovered it.
D
after the town near where it was discovered.
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According to the sequence of events described in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, what leads the scholars to believe that the three inscriptions say the same thing in different languages?

A
the discovery of the Rosetta Stone by soldiers
B
the letter sent by the army officer to the scholars
C
the appearance of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
D
the translation of the last sentence of the Greek text
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According to The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, what happens as a result of the British destroying the French fleet anchored near Alexandria?

A
Napoleon, his army, and the scholars become trapped in the land they have just conquered.
B
Napoleon, his army, and the scholars are frightened and spend a lot of time devising a plan to escape.
C
Napoleon escapes the British naval blockade and returns to France where it is safer.
D
Napoleon and his men take over a palace to serve as the headquarters for the scientists and scholars.
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Which excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone describes the effect of the conflict between the British and the French?

A
British troops landed near Alexandria.
B
A Turkish army marched into Egypt from Syria.
C
The Greek leader, Alexander the Great, had taken control of Egypt.
D
The French were finally forced to surrender to the British.
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Read the excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone.The French army stayed behind in Egypt—and so did the scholars. In late August, shortly after Napoleon's departure, a large, heavy package arrived at the scholars' palace in Cairo. When they opened it, they found it contained a black stone slab covered with writing in three different scripts.A note from a French army officer accompanied the package. He told the scholars that the stone had been unearthed in an old fort near the town of Rosetta, thirty-five miles north of Alexandria. French soldiers were tearing down a ruined wall in the fort when they came upon the slab.Which statement accurately describes a cause-and-effect relationship described in this excerpt?

A
Because Napoleon departs for France, the French army and scholars decide to stay in Egypt.
B
Because the French army and scholars decide to stay in Egypt, Napoleon decides to depart for France.
C
Because the French soldiers are tearing down a ruined wall in a fort, they discover the Rosetta Stone.
D
Because the French soldiers are searching for the Rosetta Stone, they tear down a ruined wall in a fort.
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Based on the sequence of events in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, what is the first effect of Cairo falling to the Turkish army in the spring of 1801?

A
Both the British and Turkish demand the Rosetta Stone.
B
The British order the French to hand over their treasures.
C
Both the French army and scholars retreat to Alexandria.
D
The French scholars hand the Rosetta Stone to the Turks.
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Read the excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone.The Greek leader, Alexander the Great, had taken control of Egypt in 332 B.C., and after Alexander’s death in 323 B.C. his general, Ptolemy, replaced him. From then until 30 B.C., when Rome conquered Egypt, a long line of pharaohs from the Ptolemy family ruled the country. The Ptolemys kept their Greek culture, including their language, but they also respected the customs and religious beliefs of the native Egyptians.The details in this excerpt serve as evidence for which fact?

A
Some of the Egyptian writings on the Rosetta Stone included hieroglyphs.
B
The inscription on the Rosetta Stone was the same in all three languages.
C
One of the three inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone was written in Greek.
D
French soldiers discovered the Rosetta Stone while tearing down an old fort.

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