Maqsud Shayxzoda and “Mirzo Ulug‘bek” (I)
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write four events from Shayxzoda’s life year by year.
1908 – born; 1928 – arrived in Tashkent; 1944 – “Jaloliddin Manguberdi”; 1958 – “Toshkentnoma”.
2
Write the historical and invented characters of the tragedy in two columns.
Historical: Ulug‘bek, Abdullatif, Ali Qushchi; invented: Piri Zindoniy, Ota Murod.
3
Write the content of the talk between Temur’s ghost and Ulug‘bek in five sentences.
The ghost criticises the descendants’ weakness; Ulug‘bek believes in the permanence of knowledge.
4
Choose one of the abdication conditions and write why it matters.
For example: the safety of books and the observatory – it preserves the future of knowledge.
5
Give your opinion on Ulug‘bek’s choice between science and rule.
Depends on the student’s view, but should rest on evidence from the scenes.