1(xiv)2026
MCQEasy1 mark
- (a)Leaping into the pit full of angry lions.
- (b)Retrieving the lady's glove from the pit.
- (c)Flinging the glove angrily in the lady's face.
- (d)Sighing for the 'beauteous lively dame'.
The Glove and the Lions
Appeared in 2 of the 2 available papers.
Examined in
2 of 2 papers
Appears almost every year — treat as core
Typically worth
9 marks
Average per paper it appears in · 18 marks in total
Usual form
Short answer
43% of this chapter's 7 questions
Needs a diagram
0%
No diagram questions in this chapter
Question-type distribution
- Short answer3
- MCQ2
- Reasoning2
Most frequent topics
Count de Lorge and the lady 1The opening scene 1Sound and visual imagery 1The lady and the glove 1Explaining lines 1The Count's action 1King Francis approves 1
Showing 7 of 7 matching questions (18 marks).
7 questions
1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write ONLY the correct answers.)
1(viii)2025
MCQEasy1 mark
- (a)The lions that ramped and roared
- (b)King Francis who loved a royal sport
- (c)The nobles who filled the benches
- (d)The beauteous lively dame
6
Read the following extract from Leigh Hunt's poem, 'The Glove and the Lions' and answer the questions that follow:
6
And truly 'twas a gallant thing to see that crowning show, Valour and love, and a king above, and the royal beasts below.
6(i)2025
Short answerModerate3 marks
6(ii)2025
ReasoningHard3 marks
6(iii)2025
Short answerModerate3 marks
6(iv)2025
Short answerModerate3 marks
6(v)2025
ReasoningHard4 marks