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