Question

lost sight in one of her eyes after a hard battle, but she did not give up. in fact, the injury might have increased her resolve to beat the romans.
what is the gist of the part of the passage in the box?

• augustus made no mistakes in his war against amanirenas.
• augustus was a powerful enemy of the kushites.
• amanirenas did not have control of her soldiers.
• amanirenas was a smart leader who bravely led the kushites.

Explanation:

The passage in the box talks about Amanirenas losing sight in one eye after a battle but not giving up, and her resolve to beat the Romans (who were enemies of the Kushites, so she led the Kushites). Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage is about Amanirenas, not Augustus's mistakes, so this is wrong.
• Option 2: The passage focuses on Amanirenas, not Augustus being an enemy of Kushites (though he was, the passage's gist is about Amanirenas), so this is not the main point.
• Option 3: The passage says she didn't give up, no indication she lost control of soldiers, so this is wrong.
• Option 4: It matches as she was injured but still resolved to lead (bravely) against Romans (so leading Kushites), and the "smart leader" can be inferred from her resolve and not giving up.

Answer:

D. Amanirenas was a smart leader who bravely led the Kushites.