Question

Based on The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, what influence did many people believe Thomas Young had on the findings of Jean-François Champollion?

Many people believed Champollion continued his research because of Young’s encouragement.
Many people believed Champollion learned everything he knew about hieroglyphs from Young.
Many people believed Champollion copied Young’s idea that hieroglyphs represented sounds.
Many people believed Young was the first to inspire Champollion to decipher the writings on the Rosetta Stone.

Answer 1

C. Many people believed Champollion copied Young's idea that hieroglyphs represented sounds.

If you read the story about the Rosetta stone it states...For many years Champollion’s progress was blocked because, like de Sacy and earlier scholars, he believed the hieroglyphs represented things, not sounds. Then, in 1822, he reversed his position. Some of Champollion’s rivals suggested that he had gotten the idea from Thomas Young’s Encyclopedia Britannica article. There the English scholar explained how the hieroglyphs in Ptolemy’s name stood for sounds. Champollion hotly denied these suggestions, claiming that he had arrived at his new position entirely on his own. - The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone

Answer 2

B - According to The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, it is believed that Jean-Francois Champollion was influenced in many ways by Thomas Young. Many people believe that Young encouraged Champollion’s research, taught him hieroglyphs and that they represented sound, and inspired him to decipher the writings on the Rosetta Stone.