Quiz for Hatshepsut: Depicting a Goddess-King

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Quiz for Hatshepsut: Depicting a Goddess-King

Question 1.1

1. Which of these best captures the characterization of Hatshepsut in the inscriptions at Deir el-Bahri (see Document 1.1)?

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Correct. The answer is b. The inscription describes Hatshepsut as "like a god" both in form and actions, at the same time as she is described as "a maiden, beautiful, blooming."
Incorrect. The answer is b. The inscription describes Hatshepsut as "like a god" both in form and actions, at the same time as she is described as a "a maiden, beautiful, blooming."

Question 1.2

2. What do the promises made by the gods to Hatshepsut suggest about Egyptian expectations of their pharaohs (see Document 1.1)?

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Correct. The answer is a. The gods' predictions focus on Hatshepsut's future military triumphs.
Incorrect. The answer is a. The gods' predictions focus on Hatshepsut's future military triumphs.

Question 1.3

3. What do the three statues of Hatshepsut included in this exercise tell us about the responses of Egyptian artists to the challenge of depicting a female pharaoh (see Document 1.2)?

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Correct. The answer is c. Egyptian artists employed a variety of approaches to the depiction of Hatshepsut, approaches that were probably shaped by the intended purpose of each work.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Egyptian artists employed a variety of approaches to the depiction of Hatshepsut, approaches that were probably shaped by the intended purpose of each work.

Question 1.4

4. Based on Herbert Winlock's account, which of these can we say for certain (see Document 1.3)?

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Correct. The answer is b. Winlock found countless images of Hatshepsut, but he found no clear evidence that would explain why Thutmose III ordered those images destroyed.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Winlock found countless images of Hatshepsut, but he found no clear evidence that would explain why Thutmose III ordered those images destroyed.