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Given what you know about obelisks, which of the following tasks was most likely the most difficult aspect of constructing an obelisk?
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erecting the obelisk
erecting the obelisk

engraving the sides of the obelisk
engraving the sides of the obelisk

coating the top with gold
coating the top with gold

painting the sides of the obelisk

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erecting the obelisk

Rationale: quarrying and carving a single massive monolith was already hard, but transporting and raising a multi-ton obelisk into vertical position was the most difficult engineering challenge.