The Glove and the Lions Questions and Answers

The Glove and the Lions Poem Questions and Answers & MCQs

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The Glove and the Lions Poem Questions and Answers & MCQs

Question 1.
And one day as the lions fought, sat looking at the court
a. Name the poem and the poet.
b. Who is ‘his’ referred to in the above extract? Who else were present in the court?
c. What was he looking at?
d. How did the lions fight?
Answers:
a. The name of the poem is “The Glove And The Lions.”
The poem was written by James Henry Leigh Hunt.

b. “His” is referred to King Francis. There were the King,the nobles and the ladies in the court.

c. King Francis was in his court who was a very hearty king and he was also fond of a royal sport lions fighting. All the nobles and their ladies were seated above an arena which was full of fighting lions. King Francis was looking at these lions fighting among themselves.

d. The lions in the court of King Francis were very loud and ferocious. They were quite savage and vicious and they roared with horrid laughing jaws. They began to fight and tear into one another. As they moved the wind seemed to move alongside their paws. Their blows were strong like beams. (The roar of the lions is actually a demonstration of power. They were making a huge commotion while they rolled upon the floor. The scene was bloody as bloody froth came whisking through the air.

Question 2.
“He surely would do wondrous things to show his love to me.”
a. Who are ‘he ‘and ‘me’ referred to in the above extract?
b. What wondrous things would he do?
c. Explain how he did this wondrous things?
d. What did he do after this wondrous thing?
Answers:
a. ‘He’ is referred to the Count de Lorge and ‘me’ is referred to the lover of the Count.

b. The lover of the Count threw her glove in the middle of the lions in order to prove the Count’s love towards her. And the Count bravely retrieved the glove. This was the wondrous thing that he did.

c. The Count was very brave and everyone would admit that he had done a heroic deed. The Count jumped down among the lions quickly and grabed the glove and safely got back to his place.

d. After recovering his lover’s glove from amongst the lions,we expected him to hand over the glove to his beloved in a smiling,gentle manner. But the Count was insulted with this attitude of his lover.So after retrieving the glove, he threw it at the woman’s face.

Question 3.
“No love”, quoth he,”but vanity sets love a task like that.”
a. Who is the speaker of the above extract? Whose vanity is spoken of here?
b. What vanity is spoken of here?
c. How did the speaker react to the task that was fulfilled by the Count?
d. In the beginning of the poem, what does the speaker think about the person of whose vanity is spoken of?
Answer:
a. The speaker of the above extract was King Francis. He was speaking of the vanity of the Count’s lover.

b. The Count’s lover who wants to gain admiration and glory dropped her glove among the lions to prove the Count’s love. This action or attitude shown by the woman is referred to as the vanity which made her drop the glove and not her love.

c. When the Count retrieved the glove from among the lions with valour and bravery and threw it at his lover’s face, King Francis praised the Count for his entire action.

d. In the beginning of the poem we find that when King Francis saw the couple-the Count and his lover to be seated among the other aristocrats and nobles, he had a special feeling about the woman. King Francis had a crush on her and he “sighed” for her.

Question 4.
Faith gentlemen, we’re better than there
a. Who is the speaker and who are the gentlemen?
b. “We’re better than there” – Which place did the speaker want to refer?
c. What was the reason for the speaker to say the above line? Explain the line.
d. Who overheard the speaker and what did she think after this?
Answers:
a. The speaker of the above extract is King Francis.The gentlemen are referred to the nobles and the aristocrats who gathered in King Francis’s court to watch a royal sport.

b. “There”means the place where the lions were fighting with each other. The king and others were all sitting above and the lions were below fighting among themselves.

c. The lions were savage. They were snarling and fighting with each other and tearing each other. The sight of bloodshed and violence among the lions caused King Francis to comment that they were safer seated above, than being among the beasts below.

d. The comment of King Francis was overheard by the beautiful woman or the Count’s lover. When she overheard this, she thought that the Count her lover who was “brave as brave can be” could surely do some wondrous things in order to show his love to her.

Question 5.
He bowed, and in a moment leaped among the lions wild
a. Who is ‘he’ referred to in the above extract? Give adjectives to describe him?
b. Why did he leap among the ‘lions wild?’
c. How was the leap and how did he do his task?
d. What character traits can we draw about the lover of the Count?
Answers:
a. “He” is refered to Count De Lorge. He can be described as brave and quick.

b. His ladylove in order to prove his love for her and to gain glory and admiration for herself dropped a glove among the lions expecting the Count to recover it.So the Count leaped among the wild lions.

c. The leap was quick and the return was also quick.
After recovering the glove, he came and took his place beside his lover.

d. The lady was beautiful with smiling lips and bright eyes. She was the crush of King Francis. But we also find her self-conceited. She herself was distracted by the comment of the king and decided to set a task for her lover. So we see how she in order to gain glory and admiration for herself did not even hesitate to play with her lover’s life by setting him a fatal task. So we can say that she was a self – engrossed and arrogant lady.

The Glove and the Lions Poem MCQs

Question 1.
…………… is the “royal sport” mentioned in the first line.
a. Horse riding
b. Lions fighting
c. A fight between the best swordsmen
d. Wrestling
Answer:
b. Lions fighting

Question 2.
Who came to see the royal sport?
a. The king, the nobles, the ladies
b. The king, the nobles, the countrymen
c. The king, the queen, the nobles
d. The king, the queen, the countrymen
Answer:
a. The king, the nobles, the ladies

Question 3.
‘The Count my lover is brave as brave can be’ Who thought so?
a. The king
b. The nobles
c. Count de Lorge’s dame
d. The ladies watching the lions fight
Answer:
c. Count de Lorge’s dame

Question 4.
In the poem “the royal beasts” is referred to
a. The brave nobles
b. The brave king
c. The royal pet animals
d. The fierce lions
Answer:
d. The fierce lions

Question 5.
The poet who wrote the poem “The Glove And The Lions” is …………….
a. RB. Shelley
b. James Henry Leigh Hunt
c. Rudyard Kipling
d. William Shakespeare
Answer:
b. James Henry Leigh Hunt

Question 6.
The lady dropped the glove in the arena because
a. She knew that the Count loved her and would bring it back to her.
b. She wanted to prove to the spectators that the Count was the bravest of all men.
c. She wanted to gain fame and glory by showing off the Count’s love for her.
d. She wanted to be the centre of attention.
Answer:
c. She wanted to gain fame and glory by showing off the Count’s love for her.

Question 7.
“Faith gentlemen, we’re better here than there.” Who is the speaker?
a. Count De Lorge
b. Count De Lorge’s lover
c. King Francis
d. The poet
Answer:
c. King Francis

Question 8.
King, lovers, all look on; Fill in the gap.
a. Lords
b. Nobles
c. Ladies
d. Gentlemen
Answer:
c. Ladies

Question 9.
“With horrid laughing jaws.” What figure of speech is this?
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Alliteration
d. Personification
Answer:
d. Personification

Question 10.
“Ramped and roared the lions” What figure of speech is this?
a. Metaphor
b. Alliteration
c. Personification
d. Alliegory
Answer:
b. Alliteration

Question 11.
What did De Lorge do with the glove?
a. Gave the glove to his dame gently
b. Handed the glove to the king
c. Threw the glove at the dame’s face
d. Threw the glove towards the nobles, ladies
Answer:
c. Threw the glove at the dame’s face

Question 12.
King Frands was a king.
a. Sport loving
b. Jovial
c. Wicked
d. a and b both
Answer:
d. a and b both

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