Study Guide

Seeker of Knowledge

Question 1

What were most of the symbols that were used in the hieroglyphs according to the pictures in this selection?

Answer 1

• They were animals that the Egyptians were familiar with.

Question 2

• Why did the author point out that Jean-Francois was turned away by the scholars?

Answer 2

• To show that he was judged on his age rather than his ability.

Question 3

• Which is a main idea from the selection?

• 1. No one was ever able to read the black stone from Rosetta, Egypt.

• 2. Jean-Francois was determined read the hieroglyphs.6

Answer 3

• 2. Jean-Francois was determined to read the hieroglyphs.

Question 4

• How were Jean-Francois and Napoleon alike?

Answer 4

• They both dreamed of doing something great.

Question 5

• What was ONE of the Egyptian symbols that was used to show the word trouble?

Answer 5

• A crocodile

Question 6

• After the battle of Waterloo, why did some people call Jean-Francois a traitor.

Answer 6

• He and Napoleon had become friends.

Question 7

• When did Jean-Francois first begin to translate the hieroglyphs?

Answer 7

• After a friend left a package for him.

Question 8

• What was the KEY that Jean-Francois discovered that helped him to understand the hieroglyphs?

Answer 8

• That the Egyptian symbols stood for syllables and whole words.

Question 9

• Jean-Francois worked very hard to achieve his goal. Which supporting detail best supports this main idea?

• 1. He studied the Rosetta Stone and other inscriptions.

• 2. He got sick from not eating while he was working.

Answer 9

• 2. He got sick from not eating while he was working.

Question 10

• Which of the following BEST states the main idea of this selection?

• 1. Jean-Francois discovered how to read hieroglyphs.

• 2. Napoleon was interested in Egypt’s secrets.

Answer 10

• 1. Jean-Francois discovered how to read hieroglyphs.