The Glove and the Lion

_______________ is the 'royal sport' mentioned in the first line.

• Horse riding

• Gladiators fighting with lions

• Lions fighting among themselves

• A fight between the best swordsmen of the kingdom

'Valour and love, and a king above, and the royal beasts below.' Here, 'royal beasts' refers to:

• the fierce lions

• the royal pet animals

• the brave nobles

• the brave king

The lady dropped the glove into the arena where the lions were fighting because ...

• she knew that the Count loved her very much and would bring it back for her.

• she wanted to prove to the spectators that King Francis was the bravest of all men

• she wanted to gain fame and glory by showing off the Count's love for her.

• she wanted to be the centre of attention

The Count jumped into the arena immediately to collect the glove because:

• he was a brave man and would accept any challenge that came his way.

• he loved the Lady very much.

• he wanted to prove his bravery to the lady.

• he was sure that the lions would not harm him.

The poet who wrote 'The Glove and the Lions' is...

• P.B. Shelley

• Rudyard Kipling

• William Shakespeare

• James Henry Leigh Hunt