Hatshepsut Review

According to paragraph 2, which of the following best describes why the death rate was so high in Hatshepsut’s family?

• They were an unhealthy family line.

• If a family member fell ill or had an accident, there was little doctors could do to help them.

• They were a violent family.

• Poor ruling caused a war to break out and most of Hatshepsut’s siblings died.

What does the following passage mainly reveal about Hatshepsut (paragraph 11)?

• She was afraid of becoming powerful.

• She wished to marry Tuthmosis III.

• She immediately became pharaoh.

• She slowly and strategically took on more power.

Which of the following statements is best supported by evidence in the text?

• Hatshepsut was conflicted about whether, as a woman, she deserved to lead.

• Historians were confused by Hatshepsut’s use of both “he” and “she” when referring to herself.

• Hatshepsut was known for her military conquests.

• Hatshepsut was the first female pharaoh of Egypt.

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the excerpt?

• Hatshepsut’s rise to power was incredibly unprecedented for the time, so much so that some aspects of her rule remain a mystery.

• Hatshepsut, like many rulers, was a pharaoh first and her maternal duties came second.

• The use of harems often caused problems in the royal lineage and succession in ancient Egypt.

• Hatshepsut wished she lived a normal life.

Which sentence from the excerpt most strongly supports the correct answer to Question 5?

• “At first, little Tuthmosis III was considered the pharaoh, and Hapshetsut just his second-in-command.”

• “It was a job Hatshepsut, perhaps just fifteen years old, had been training for since her earliest days at her father’s side.”

• “There is no reliable record of exactly when or how it happened, but at some point, Hatshepsut took a bold and unprecedented step: She had herself crowned pharaoh with the large, heavy, red-and-white double crown of the two Egypts, north and south.”

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the excerpt?

• Royal-commissioned art was often made to convey a particular message.

• The gods decided who would or would not be pharaoh.

• Hatshepsut rose to power because Tuthmosis III proved to be a terrible ruler.

• No woman had ever ruled ancient Egypt before.

Which passage from the excerpt most strongly supports the correct answer to Question 7?

• “Her masterpiece was the magnificent temple at the site known today as Deir el-Bahri.”

• “Perhaps, even after years on the throne, she felt a need to justify a woman’s right to rule.”

• “On the walls of this temple, Hatshepsut had artists carve and paint her biography. According to the story told on the walls of Djeser-Djeseru, she had been chosen as pharaoh by the gods themselves, even before her birth.”

• “Hatshepsut might have had to look and act like a man in public, but she never gave up feminine pleasures.”

Arrange events in the story in chronological order. Which event happened first?

• Hatshepsut appears behind little Tuthmosis III in public ceremonies.

• Hatshepsut’s husband, Pharaoh Tuthmosis II, dies.

• Hatshepsut is born to Pharaoh Tuthmosis I.

• Hatshepsut builds a magnificent temple.

Arrange events in the story in chronological order. Which event happened second?

• Hatshepsut appears behind little Tuthmosis III in public ceremonies.

• Hatshepsut’s husband, Pharaoh Tuthmosis II, dies.

• Hatshepsut is born to Pharaoh Tuthmosis I.

• Hatshepsut builds a magnificent temple.

Arrange events in the story in chronological order. Which event happened third?

• Hatshepsut appears behind little Tuthmosis III in public ceremonies.

• Hatshepsut’s husband, Pharaoh Tuthmosis II, dies.

• Hatshepsut is born to Pharaoh Tuthmosis I.

• Hatshepsut builds a magnificent temple.