In what year was the Sphinx, the great man-animal monument, already more than a thousand years old?

• 1279 B.C.

• 1500 B.C.

• 1000 B.C.

• 500 B.C.

What is the ceremonial wig concealing in the description of the young warrior?

• His long hair

• His close-cropped hair

• His bald head

• His braided hair

What is the throne name of Ramses II as mentioned in the passage?

• User-maat-re

• Ramses the Great

• Pharaoh of Egypt

• King of Memphis

How many years did Ramses II reign according to the passage?

• 40 years

• 50 years

• 60 years

• 70 years

What famous sonnet did Percy Bysshe Shelley write about Ramses?

• "Ozymandias"

• "The Sphinx"

• "Ramses the Great"

• "Pharaoh's Legacy"

Where was the bust of Ramses found that inspired Shelley's sonnet?

• In a museum in Cairo

• Near a shattered colossus at the pharaoh’s funerary temple in Thebes

• In the Valley of the Kings

• In the Great Pyramid of Giza

Who is the Egyptologist mentioned in the passage as the world’s leading authority on Ramses?

• Kenneth Kitchen

• Rick Gore

• Percy Bysshe Shelley

• Howard Carter

How many pages of hieroglyphs related to Ramses has Kenneth Kitchen studied?

• 1,000 pages

• 2,000 pages

• 3,000 pages

• 4,000 pages

What does the term "regal" mean as used in the passage?

• Of notable excellence or magnificence; suitable for a king

• Excessive reference to oneself in conversation

• A story in the Hebrew Bible

• A type of ancient Egyptian writing

What does the term "egotism" mean as used in the passage?

• Excessive reference to oneself in conversation

• A type of ancient Egyptian art

• A form of government

• A religious belief