Identified as the pharaoh of the Exodus, ________demanded a more powerful, formal style of Egyptian sculpture, as evidenced by the colossal statues erected at the pharaoh’s temple.

a. King Mycerinus
b. Akhenaton
c. Tutankhamen
d. Ramses II
e. none of these are correct


d. Ramses II

a. Incorrect. King Mycerinus long predates this period.
b. Incorrect. Akhenaton was not pharaoh at this period and did not demand a powerful, formal style.
c. Incorrect. Tutankhamen was the direct predecessor of this pharaoh.
d. Correct. The great military pharaoh Ramses II is identified as the pharaoh of Exodus and creator of a powerful, formal style.
e. Incorrect. The great military pharaoh Ramses II is identified as the pharaoh of Exodus and creator of a powerful, formal style.

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