Praxis II Citizenship And Social Sciences (5511) Practice Test

The Great Sphinx is believed to honor Khafre, a pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty. This attribution fits best because the statue sits beside Khafre’s pyramid on the Giza Plateau, a strong clue that it was connected to his royal complex. The Sphinx’s style—its size, a squared jaw, the headdress, and the overall build—resembles other Old Kingdom sculptures from Khafre’s era, including statues of Khafre himself. Radiocarbon dating and historical context place the carving in roughly the mid-2500s BCE, which matches Khafre’s reign. In contrast, the other figures listed came from much later periods: Ramses II from the New Kingdom, Tutankhamun from the late 18th Dynasty, and Akhenaten from the Amarna period. Their times and artistic styles do not align with the Old Kingdom setting of the Sphinx, reinforcing why Khafre is the best fit.