Read the passage from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.
There, the dead would face a great test. The soul was weighed against a feather. Good deeds would make the soul as light as the feather. Bad deeds would make the soul heavy. That soul would not gain the afterlife. Ancient Egyptians believed that the spells in the Book of the Dead allowed the dead person to control their body and defeat danger on their journey to the afterlife.
What is the primary purpose of the passage?
A. to show how the great test was performed
B. to show that Egyptians had many beliefs about the afterlife
C. to show that Egyptians believed actions on Earth affected entry into the afterlife
D. to show that the Book of the Dead was very important to the ancient Egyptians
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