Read this excerpt from the riddle of the rosetta stone by james cross giblin.
once they had mastered the three kinds of egyptian writing, nineteenth-century scholars had the key to more than three thousand years of egyptian history. within a few decades, they compiled an accurate list of all the pharaohs who had ruled egypt, from narmer in 3000 b. c. to cleopatra vii in 30 b. c. they discovered long-lost masterpieces of ancient egyptian literature. and, by reading bills of sale, shop inventories, and personal letters, they reconstructed what daily life in ancient egypt was like for everyone from a slave to a king.
which best represents a cause-and-effect relationship from the excerpt?
nineteenth-century scholars went through documents covering more than three thousand years of egyptian history. as a result, they learned about the three types of egyptian writing.
nineteenth-century scholars learned the three types of egyptian writing. as a result, they were able to read ancient egyptian documents and learn about life in ancient egypt.
nineteenth-century scholars discovered long-lost egyptian masterpieces. as a result, they were able to read about the life of cleopatra.
ancient egyptians kept written documents of all aspects of their lives. as a result, nineteenth-century scholars were able to compare their culture to that of the ancient egyptians.

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you