If you are looking for the beginning of study guide for Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green then you should start HERE with the brief introduction. The links to each set of study questions will be posted at the bottom of that original post as they are completed so you can easily find whichever section you are seeking.
Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
What power did Harmachis give to Bata? (pg. 128)
What did Anpu’s wife do because of her jealousy? (pg. 129)
How did Harmachis save Bata from his brother? (pg. 129)
What does Bata do with his Bai? (pg. 130)
What did Anpu do when he realized his wife had manipulated him into attacking his brother? (pg. 130)
What did Khnemu fashion for Bata? (pg. 131)
What command did Bata give to his wife? Did she follow it? (pg. 132)
Which god tries to lay hold of Bata’s wife? (pg. 132)
What do the “washermen” find and fight over? (pg. 133)
What does Pharaoh do when he learns of Bata’s wife? (pg. 133-135)
How does Anpu come to Bata’s aid? (pg. 135-136)
What does Bata become after his first resurrection? (pg. 136-137)
What does Bata become in his second resurrection? (pg.138)
How does Bata end up as Pharaoh in Egypt? (pg. 140-141)
Logic Questions: (The Interpretation/Comparison of the Text)
Why would Anpu’s wife be jealous and envious when she benefited from Bata’s good fortune? (pg. 129)
Why would Bata put his Bai on the Acacia flowers? Why do anything different with his Bai at all? (pg. 130)
Who are “the nine who had highest honor at Memphis”? (pg. 131)
Why does Bata’s wife not stay in the tower as he tells her to? (pg. 132)
What might we infer from the fact that Bata’s wife “did not hesitate to run away” from her husband to become the bride of Pharaoh? (pg. 134)
Why does Bata constantly pursue his wife via different forms? Why not just let things be? (pg. 137-140)
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
Was Anpu right to slay his wife for her actions? (pg. 130)
Do you think there is anything that could have prevented Bata’s wife from becoming the wicked person that she did?
Consider the great idea of “Family” in this story. What are the different ways family plays a role in this story? Is family more of a blessing or a curse in this story? Explain your answer.
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
Read Judges 16. How might we relate the story of Samson and Delilah to our present story?
How might we relate Jephthah in Judges 11:29-40 and Herod in Mark 6:14-29 to Pharaoh in this story?
Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Love, Temptation, Hatred, Betrayal, Family, Resurrection, Justice