Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. What kind of king was Francis?
(a) cruel
(b)
good-natured
(c) lusty
(d) wicked
Correct option: (b)
good-natured
2. Who were in the galleries to watch the fight?
(a) the king and
his lords and ladies
(b) hunters
(c) the general
people
(d) king and queens
of distant lands
Correct option: (a)
the king and his lords and ladies
3. What has distracted the king's attention from the lion
fighting?
(a) the charms of a
girl
(b) the charms of a
count's beloved
(c) noise of the
audience
(d) the sense of
insecurity
Correct option: (b)
the charms of a count's beloved
4. How did the king react when he looked at De Lorge's
beloved?
(a) he smiled
(b) he sighed
(c) he laughed
(d) he frowned
Correct option: (b)
he sighed
5. Which figure of speech is used in the line: "They
bit, they glared, gave blows like beams..."
(a) metaphor
(b) symbol
(c) simile
(d) oxymoron
Correct option: (c)
simile
6. Which of these remained always the same in De Lorge's
beloved?
(a) her smiles
(b) her lips and
eyes
(c) her
mannerisms
(d) her dress
Correct option: (b)
her lips and eyes
7. Which of these statements is NOT true?
(a) De Lorge's
beloved was vain and proud.
(b) De Lorge's
beloved did not actually love him.
(c) De Lorge's
beloved wanted to grab attention.
(d) King Francis
got angry at the lady's action.
Correct option: (b)
De Lorge's beloved did not actually love him.
8. De Lorge's beloved seemed to have been struck by the
king's...
(a) grandeur and
valour
(b) wisdom
(c) knowledge
(d) handsome
body
Correct option: (a)
grandeur and valour
9. How did De Lorge throw her lady's glove back to her?
(a) with love
(b) with a
smile
(c) frowningly
(d) in anger
Correct option: (d)
in anger
10. By putting him to a dangerous test De Lorge's beloved...
(a) proved her
wisdom
(b) proved that she
was vain
(c) proved that she
was timid
(d) proved that she
was unfaithful
Correct option: (b)
proved that she was vain
Comprehension Passages
Passage-1
King Francis was a hearty king, and loved a royal sport, And one day as his lions fought, sat looking on the court; The nobles filled the benches, and the ladies in their pride, And 'mongst them sat the Count de Lorge, with one for whom he sighed: And truly 'twas a gallant thing to see that crowning show, Valour and love, and a king above, and the royal beasts below.
1. Where was the king sitting? What was going on?
Answer: The king
was sitting in the court, watching a royal sport, the fight between lions.
2. For whom did the king 'sigh,’ and why?
Answer: The king
sighed for the Count de Lorge's beloved, who was exceptionally beautiful.
3. Who are referred to as "valour and love"?
Answer:
"Valour and love" refer to the combination of bravery and affection
exhibited in the context of the lion fight.
4. What picture of De Lorge's beloved has the poet given
later in the context?
Answer: The poet
describes De Lorge's beloved as a beauteous lively dame with smiling lips and
sharp bright eyes.
5. Why did De Lorge's beloved think of testing his valour?
Answer: De Lorge's
beloved thought of testing his valour to showcase his bravery and win
admiration on the divine occasion with the king and nobles present.
Passage-2
Ramped and roared the lions, with horrid laughing jaws; They bit, they glared, gave blows like beams, a wind went with their paws; With wallowing might and stifled roar they rolled on one another; Till all the pit with sand and mane was in a thunderous smother; The bloody foam above the bars came whisking through the air; Said Francis then, "Faith, gentlemen, we're better here than there."
1. What kind of royal sport was in progress? Who were
watching it?
Answer: The royal
sport in progress was the fight between lions. King Francis and his courtiers
were watching it.
2. Who stole the heart of King Francis? In what state of
mind was he?
Answer: The Count
de Lorge's beloved stole the heart of King Francis. He was enamoured and sighed
while watching the lion fight.
3. Briefly describe the lion's fight.
Answer: The lions
ramped and roared with horrid laughing jaws, biting, glaring, and giving blows
like beams. They rolled on one another with wallowing might and stifled roar,
creating a thunderous smother in the pit. Bloody foam whisked through the air
above the bars.
4. What did the air carry afar? What did it reveal?
Answer: The air
carried the bloody foam afar, revealing the intense and brutal nature of the
lion fight.
5. Comment on the king's remark. Who was attracted by his
comment?
Answer: King
Francis remarked that they were better off watching from a distance than being
in the pit. His remark attracted De Lorge's beloved, who overheard it and
decided to test her lover's valour.
Passage-3
De Lorge's love o' erheard the King, a beauteous lively dame With smiling lips and sharp bright eyes, which always seemed the same; She thought, the Count my lover is brave as brave can be; He surely would do wondrous things to show his love of me; King, ladies, lovers, all look on; the occasion is divine; I'll drop my glove, to prove his love; great glory will be mine.
1. What kind of show was witnessed by the king and his
courtiers? What had distracted the king's attention?
Answer: The king
and his courtiers witnessed a show of lion fighting. The king's attention was
distracted by the charms of the Count de Lorge's beloved.
2. What did De Lorge's beloved think about him? What was she
sure of?
Answer: De Lorge's
beloved thought that he was as brave as could be, and she was sure he would do
wondrous things to show his love for her.
3. What thought struck her? What was her real intention?
Answer: The thought
of dropping her glove to prove De Lorge's love struck her. Her real intention
was to grab attention and gain glory on the divine occasion.
4. What happened when the lady threw her glove into the pit
and smiled at her lover?
Answer: De Lorge
jumped into the pit, retrieved the glove swiftly, and threw it at the lady's
face. He left the arena, understanding that the lady's action was driven by
vanity.
Passage-4
She dropped her glove, to prove his love, then looked at him and smiled; He bowed, and in a moment leaped among the lions wild: The leap was quick, return was quick, he has regained his place, Then threw the glove, but not with love, right in the lady's face. "By God!" said Francis, "rightly done!" and he rose from where he sat: "No love," quoth he, "but vanity, sets love a task like that."
1. Who were watching the lion fight? How was the fight
progressing?
Answer: The king
and his courtiers were watching the lion fight. The fight was progressing with
intense and ferocious actions among the lions.
2. What idea struck De Lorge's beloved? How did she put it
into practice?
Answer: The idea of
testing De Lorge's valour struck his beloved. She dropped her glove into the
pit to prove his love, hoping to gain glory and attention.
3. What could have happened to De Lorge?
Answer: De Lorge
could have been in danger while jumping into the pit among the wild lions.
4. What was De Lorge's reaction when he came back safe from
the pit?
Answer: De Lorge,
after coming back safe from the pit, threw the glove at the lady's face in
anger and left the arena.
5. What did no one else but De Lorge understand at the end?
Answer: De Lorge
understood that the lady's action was driven by vanity, not love. He realized
that no true lover would set such a dangerous task.
