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 the section for which you are looking.
Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
What nation was threatening to invade and conquer the Egyptians? (pg. 207)
What does Charaxos find “a great crowd” looking at in the marketplace? (pg. 207-208)
Who had been a fellow slave with Rhodopis and what was he known for? (pg. 208)
How does Charaxos treat Rhodopis? (pg. 208)
What does the eagle of Horus do with Rhodopis’ slipper? (pg. 209)
What results from the eagle’s actions? (pg. 210-211)
When Pharaoh sees Rhodopis what does he decide? (pg. 212)
What happens to Egypt one year after Pharaoh Amasis and Rhodopis die? (pg. 212)
Logic Questions: (The Interpretation/Comparison of the Text)
The text says Rhodopis “was obviously a Greek with white skin.” (pg. 208) If this is obvious what might we infer about the typical complexion of the Egyptians?
Why might it be important to the story that it notes “Pharaoh Amasis sat in the great courtyard doing justice to his people…”? (pg. 209)
What more contemporary story does this one remind you of?
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
This is a “happily ever after story.” Do you think these kinds of stories are good or bad, helpful or harmful? Explain your answer.
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
This story ends by telling the reader, “And they lived happily together for the rest of their lives and died a year before the coming of Cambyses the Persian.” Read 2 Kings 20:12-21. How much of our own happiness should be bound up in what will happen after we die? Do you think Hezekiah had the right attitude?
Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Justice