Question

from Tamburlaine the Great, Act III, Scene 2,
Christopher Marlowe Which of these is the best summary of selection 2?

1. A lowly shepherd earns the nickname "Timur the Lame" after capturing a bride and her caravan. Timur and his fellow riders continue to travel through the hot desert on their way to the royal court.
2. Timur travels through the desert. He looks out on his horde of riders and thinks about his days as a shepherd. He does not much care for the heat and the sand as he travels. The face of the woman he has just captured reminds him of the petals opening on a flower.
3. A powerful ruler, Timur, charges through the desert. He is frustrated that he has earned an unflattering nickname from his enemies. His spirits are lifted when he is able to capture a bride on his way through Arabia.
4. Timur, a former shepherd, travels with his massive horde. He has grown immensely powerful, and his reputation has spread to Europe. While traveling through the desert, he intercepts a caravan carrying a bride to her intended husband, a prince in Arabia. Timur intends to keep her.

Answer 1

Choice 2.

It best matches the passage’s focus: Timur riding through the desert, recalling his shepherd past, disliking the heat and sand, and being struck by the captured woman's face (compared to petals opening). The other options add incorrect or extra details (nickname origin, Europe/reputation, intended husband) that aren’t in selection 2.