Question

what can we deduce from the following lines of the excerpt about hatshepsut?
when she wrote about herself as 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.
a hatshepsut was confused about her identity.
b hatshepsut did not pretend to be an exclusively male pharaoh.
c no one cared whether hatshepsut was male or female.
d historians are still unsure whether the pharaoh was a man or a woman.

Explanation:

• Option A: The excerpt says the confusion is for historians, not that Hatshepsut was confused about her own identity. Eliminate A.
• Option B: The excerpt doesn't mention if she pretended to be an exclusively male pharaoh. Eliminate B.
• Option C: The excerpt doesn't imply no one cared about her gender. Eliminate C.
• Option D: The excerpt states her writing (referring to herself as he or she) is confusing for historians trying to uncover her identity, which means historians are unsure if the pharaoh (Hatshepsut) was a man or a woman. This matches.

Answer:

D. Historians are still unsure whether the pharaoh was a man or a woman.