12 questions
Which of the following BEST describes why the death rate was so high in Hatshepsut's family?
They were an unhealthy family line
Doctors' help in treating ill patients was largely ineffective and based on superstition.
They were a violent family.
Poor ruling caused a war to break out and most of Hatshepsut's siblings died.
What can we deduce from the following lines of the excerpt about Hatshepsut?
When she wrote about herself as a pharaoh, sometimes she referred to herself as he, other times as she. This would be very confusing for historians trying to uncover her identity thousands of years later.
Hatsheput was confused about her identify.
Hatshepsut did not pretend to be an exclusively male person.
No one cared whether Hatshepsut was male or female.
Historians are still unsure whether the pharaoh was a man or a woman.
What does the following passage MAINLY say about Hatshepsut? Pick the best option.
"Since Hatshepsut could not marry a queen, her daughter Neferure acted as God's wife in public rituals. It was good training for Neferure, who in time would be expected to marry her half brother. Tuthmosis III and be his royal consort. But Hatshepsut never seems to have considered that her daughter could succeed her as pharaoh."
It demonstrates that marrying siblings was common for people of all classes in ancient Egypt.
It shows that Hatshepsut did not believe her daughter would be a good ruler
It reveals that Hatshepsut believed no one would succeed her.
It implies that Hatshepsut's rule as a woman was not part of her greater plan for equality in ancient Egyptian government.
Who was "expected to marry her half brother, Tuthmosis III"
Neferure
Hatshepsut
Tuthmosis II
Women who had previously ruled Egypt
Who was "concerned with preserving and continuing traditional order as much as possible"?
Neferure
Hatshepsut
Tuthmosis II
Women who had previously ruled Egypt
Who was "a sickly young man"?
Neferure
Hatshepsut
Tuthmosis II
Women who had previously ruled Egypt
Which of the following is NOT an element of informational text?
details
events
cartoons
real people
What is the first step a reader should take in order to analyze informational text elements?
Determine the main characters
Identify the purpose of the text
Determine if the story has a happy ending
Research the author
What does an author leave out of an eyewitness account?
Details
Personal opinions
Witness statements
facts
Which of the following are examples of informational text? Select two!
Biography
Fantasy
Autobiography
Adventure
Science Fiction
Which of the following is NOT an important feature of a biography?
Chronological order
opinions of a variety of people
historical content
details about the subject of the biography
Who was Hatshepsut?
a unknown queen
daughter of Pharaoh Tuthmosis
sister of Ahmose
an Egyptian fortune teller