SAT For Dummies. Ron Woldoff

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      1 C. The sentence speaks of Thutmosis II as someone of “weak and amiable (friendly) temper” (Line 7). His older sister, on the other hand, is described as “clever, enterprising, vindictive, and unscrupulous” (Lines 9–10), all words that describe her personality or nature. Choice (C) is correct.

      2 A. A senior in high school along with a senior citizen is someone who is older. So perhaps Choices (C) and (D) tempted you. In Passage I, though, Hatshepsut is “senior by some years” (Line 8). The phrase “by some years” tips you toward the real answer, Choice (A).

      3 C. In this paragraph, you hear that Hatshepsut wore a fake beard and took masculine titles. In other words, she had to take masculine attributes (characteristics) to act as a ruler — indications of the gender roles of ancient Egypt, Choice (C).

      4 B. Lines 45–46 refers to Hatshepsut’s “grand schemes of foreign commerce” and is followed by the statement that she “caused to be built a fleet of ships” (Line 46). The side-by-side placement of these two statements shows you that the fleet was meant for trade, as Choice (B) indicates.

      5 C. Most of Passage II concerns Hatshepsut’s trip to Punt, and the passage also refers to “Deir el Bahri in Luxor” (Line 58). Do you know where these sites are? Many readers wouldn’t, so a map would be helpful. Choice (C) is the answer.

      6 C. Passage I gives you information about Hatshepsut’s “grand schemes” (Line 45) and the fleet of ships she had built. Passage II goes into more detail on her “shopping expedition” (Line 53) to Punt. Put these ideas together and you see that she was planning for the future by building boats and trading for the seeds of incense trees. Choice (C) works well here. The other choices are possible, but you don’t have enough information to know for sure.

      7 C. As you see in the explanation for Question 17, Hatshepsut planned ahead by building ships and using them for trade, bringing back seeds of incense trees, as Choice (C) says.

      8 D. In Passage I, the author calls Hatshepsut “clever, enterprising, vindictive, and unscrupulous” (Lines 9–10). The first two descriptions are positive, but not the last two. Vindictive people hold grudges and seek revenge; unscrupulous people don’t spend much time worrying about right and wrong. Nothing in Passage II is negative. The author portrays Hatshepsut’s journey to Punt as an attempt to make Egypt less dependent on imported goods, something a good ruler should do. In fact, Passage II calls Hatshepsut “ever industrious” (Lines 67–68). True, the author mentions that Hatshepsut’s trip was something “a king and not a queen” would do (Line 56), but you see no evidence that the author opposes this act. Choice (D) is best here.

      9 B. As the explanation to Question 19 states, the author of Passage 1 drops two negative words into the list of descriptions. Passage 2, on the other hand, calls her “ever industrious” and portrays her more positively. Choice (B) is the answer.

      10 A. In Lines 10–12 in Passage 1, you see a description of a “portrait bust” (sculpture) of Hatshepsut, which the author says “gives a fair indication of [her] character.” Out goes Choice (B). You also learn that she “took the title” of a king (Line 29), so you can rule out Choice (C). In Line 71 of Passage 2, you learn that pits of incense trees may be seen at her “mortuary temple” (tomb), so Choice (D) isn’t the answer. You’re left with Choice (A), the answer.