Q 01/05

Of which Egyptian dynasty was Hatshepsut a pharaoh?

A) Twelfth

B) Eighteenth

C) Fourth

D) Nineteenth

Answer · why

B) Eighteenth

She was its sixth ruler, in the New Kingdom's opening dynasty.

Q 02/05

Who was Hatshepsut's mother, the Great Royal Wife of Thutmose I?

A) Mutnofret

B) Tiye

C) Ahmose

D) Iset

Answer · why

C) Ahmose

Hatshepsut was their eldest daughter, born between 1505 and 1495 BC.

Q 03/05

What relation was Hatshepsut's husband, Thutmose II, to her?

A) Maternal uncle

B) Nephew by marriage

C) First cousin

D) Half-brother

Answer · why

D) Half-brother

They married when she was fourteen or fifteen and had at least one daughter.

Q 04/05

How old was Thutmose III when he inherited the throne and Hatshepsut became regent?

A) 2

B) 5

C) 9

D) 12

Answer · why

A) 2

He was her stepson, the son of Thutmose II by a secondary wife.

Q 05/05

By which regnal year had Hatshepsut assumed the full position of pharaoh?

A) 7

B) 2

C) 12

D) 15

Answer · why

A) 7

She then shared Thutmose III's regnal count, back-dating her kingship to Year 1.