Question

Read the excerpt from the decree inscribed on the Rosetta Stone, which appears in The Riddle of the Rosetta

Stone, by James Cross Giblin.
WITH PROPITIOUS FORTUNE: It was resolved by the priests of all the temples in the land to increase greatly the
existing honors of King PTOLEMY, likewise those of his parents, and of his ancestors, and to set up in the most
prominent place of every temple an image of the EVER-LIVING King PTOLEMY, THE BELOVED OF PTAH, THE
GOD EPIPHANES EUCHARISTOS, an image which shall be called that of "PTOLEMY, the defender of Egypt,"
beside which shall stand the principal god of the temple, handing him the weapon of victory,
Which answer choice best describes the purpose of the excerpt?
A. to explain how to honor King Ptolemy and his ancestors
B. to entertain the reader with a story about victory
C. to describe the artwork in ancient Egyptian temples
D. to inform the reader of King Ptolemy's generous acts

Answer 1

D

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Answer 2

The correct answer is A) to explain how to honor King Ptolemy and his ancestors.

The sentence that best describes the purpose of the excerpt is "to explain how to honor King Ptolemy and his ancestors."

We can clearly see this while reading parts of the excerpt such as "...increase greatly the existing honors of King PTOLEMY, likewise those of his parents, and of his ancestors, and to set up in the most prominent place of every temple..."

Ptolomy was the King of Egypt in 305 BC. This period is known as Ptolemaic Egypt. His dynasty lasted so many years and ended when Cleopatra was killed in 30 BC.