Q 01/05

Of which Egyptian dynasty was Hatshepsut a pharaoh?

A) Twelfth

B) Eighteenth

C) Fourth

D) Nineteenth

Answer · why

B) Eighteenth

The Eighteenth Dynasty's later kings chiselled out her name and images, and she almost vanished from Egypt's records.

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

Ahmose, her temple reliefs claimed, was visited by the god Amun in Thutmose I's form, so Hatshepsut could call Amun her father.

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

Half-brother: Thutmose II was their father's son by a secondary wife, and some scholars think Hatshepsut already held the real power.

Q 04/05

Hatshepsut was regent for the child king Thutmose III; what relation was she to him?

A) Grandmother

B) Stepmother

C) Older sister

D) Cousin

Answer · why

B) Stepmother

Stepmother to the boy, Hatshepsut was meant to rule only until he grew up, but instead had herself crowned pharaoh.

Q 05/05

What did Thutmose III become once Hatshepsut was crowned pharaoh?

A) Her prisoner

B) Her co-ruler

C) Her vizier

D) Amun's high priest

Answer · why

B) Her co-ruler

Her co-ruler in name only, Thutmose III is said to have been given command of her armies before her reign ended.