Read the excerpt from the riddle of the rosetta stone by james cross giblin. he began with another cartouche from the same inscription and numbered each of the hieroglyphs in it. of the nine symbols, champollion already knew numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8. when he lined up all the numbers and put the corresponding letters beneath them, he got the following arrangement: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a l s e t r immediately champollion thought of the one greek leader whose name might be identified with this particular combination of letters. it was alexander the great, spelled "alexandros" in greek, and apparently represented as "alksentrs" in hieroglyphs. champollion filled in the gaps in the arrangement: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a l k s e n t r s based on the information in the excerpt, the reader can conclude that champollion knew that inscriptions on cartouches were often the names of famous leaders. the ancient egyptians spelled the names of leaders the same way that the greeks did. champollion misspelled “alexandros” because he incorrectly guessed some of the letters. alexander the great knew how to write in both greek and egyptian hieroglyphics.

Read the following short excerpt of student writing. use your vocabulary and grammar knowledge to determine which suggestions you would make to improve his or her grammar and word choice. i really thought she loved me but i discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. it was easy to figure out because she accidentally sent a text to me that was meant for him. i was confused by the text because it said, "don't tell mike." i felt insulted that she thought she could get away with this infidelity. at first i felt very angry bitter and hateful but then i felt so hopeless and depressed. i longed for her to call me. i thought if i could just hear her pleasing voice, maybe then i would not be filled with such bitterness. instead of calling her i talked to another friend who is good at listening and feeling my pain. talking with her makes me feel euphoric. i think i may be on the road to recovery. what word would you suggest to replace the underlined word or words in this excerpt? instead of calling her, i talked to another friend who is (good at listening and feeling my pain). talking with her makes me feel euphoric. amorous sentimental empathetic grave

Which is the most effective paraphrase of the passage "six benches were left empty in every ship that evening when we pulled away from death. and this new grief we bore with us to sea: our precious lives we had, but not our friends" - the odyssey

Which of the following characterizes a true epic and is seen in the r@pe of the lock? a. everyday details c. heroic acts b. humorous contrasts d. impossible events