Part A

What inference can be made about the ancient Egyptians' belief in the afterlife in the Newsela article “How the Ancient Egyptians Shaped the World's View of Life After Death”?


A. No person was good enough to go to the afterlife.

B. People who did bad things were punished after death.

C. All people traveled to the same place in the afterlife.

D. The afterlife was more important than life on the earth.

Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?


A. “People in Egypt were excited for the afterlife and lived their lives on Earth with great joy in hopes of getting there.”

B. “If the heart was heavier than the feather, it was dropped onto the floor where it was eaten by a monster and disappeared forever.”

C. “Ancient Egyptians believed that after they died, their spirit lived on in a different world.”

D. “Everything in the universe had to follow balance, including human beings.”