Oripov’s dramatic dastan “Sohibqiron”
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the content of each of the three scenes in one sentence.
The barber and Husayn; campaign preparation and Boyazid’s letter; the Angora battle and Boyazid’s capture.
2
Explain two of Temur’s military tricks in your own words.
For example: lighting many campfires at night to make the army look large; tying brooms to horses to raise dust.
3
Which trait of Temur in the excerpt did you like and why?
Free answer; it should rest on a detail from the text.
4
Why do you think the author shows Temur as a thinker and not only a warrior?
Free answer: it makes the figure complex and believable.
5
Explain in one sentence the difference between a historical work and historical fact.
A work of art rests on history, but the writer adds invention and interpretation.