Read this excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin. A few experts challenged Champollion's methods and
clung to the notion that the hieroglyphs had a purely symbolic meaning. But Champollion's defenders, after further studies, proved his approach correct beyond any doubt. Which answer choice best states a cause-and-effect relationship from the excerpt? A.Cause: A few experts challenged Champollion’s methods.Effect: They proved that hieroglyphs had purely symbolic meanings. B.Cause: A few experts challenged Champollion’s methods.Effect: Defenders of Champollion proved that he was correct. C.Cause: Most people believed that hieroglyphs had purely symbolic meanings. Effect: Champollion proved them wrong. D.Cause: Many studies proved that Champollion’s approach was correct.Effect: A few experts challenged Champollion’s ideas.
A. Best the reason why it is not better (even though it sounds right) is because it says "out of the five cousins" there for we are comparing ben to five other people and he is the best.