Question

Which of the following is the best description of the Sphinx?
(1 point)
Responses

A massive sculpture of a lion with a man’s head.
A massive sculpture of a lion with a man’s head.

A free-standing stone-sculpture found in the tomb of the Pharaoh Khafre.
A free-standing stone-sculpture found in the tomb of the Pharaoh Khafre.

A temple at Giza at the base of the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
A temple at Giza at the base of the Great Pyramid of Cheops.

A massive image of a calf cast in gold, probably an object of worship.

Answer 1

A. A massive sculpture of a lion with a man’s head.

(The Great Sphinx of Giza is a large limestone statue of a reclining lion with a human head, located on the Giza Plateau.)