Fionn's Fianna, The Carl of the Drab Coat, part 24: a strange lord arrives by sea and challenges the Fianna to a contest

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1056 of the books course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose.

Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.

Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, so the stranger dude with the wicked spears, is he actually a prince or just bragging?

1. Just bragging, no prince — no support
2. Prince of Thessaly, son to a chief, as he says — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Prince, like he says, son to the King of Thessaly — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Prince, son of a chief of Thrace, like he claims — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 935, line 14: «In one window the prince sees the tree of knowledge with Adam and Eve, and says "I thought they were banished from paradise."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same doer «prince» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Right, so where's the camp at, like, which hill?

1. Over on Ben Edair, the Hill of Howth, by the sea, I'm pretty sure — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Over at Slane Hill, I reckon — no support
3. Down at Tara, I think — no support
4. Ben Edair, the Hill of Howth — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Grand, and who's the fastest runner in the whole Fianna, like, the real deal?

1. Caelte mac Rona'n — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Diarmuid, the big fella — no support
3. Conan, the lad — no support
4. Oscar, like — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Tell me, did Cael come by boat or did he fly in, sure?

1. By boat, a little curragh, no sails — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. By boat, a roomy ship with loads of sail — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. On foot, sure, over the hill — no support
4. By boat, a massive ship with sails and oars and loads of crew — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yer man on the ship, was he dressed for a fight or for a wedding, like?

1. For a fight, with a bow and a big cloak — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. For a fight, all shiny armour and a massive red shield and a pile of spears — no support
3. For a hunt, with a bow and a hat — no support
4. For a fight, all armour and a shield — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wha'? So Cona'n thought the ship was from where, like, the west or the east?

1. From the west — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. From the east — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. The north — no support
4. From the south — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score -2, tied with another option at -2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 669, line 8: «Where: the wonder-ship arrives at the Island of Busan, where knights and soldiers are "being led out to execution."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «wonder ship» (-1); the same place «island» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Ah, so what did the big lad want, like, a bit of land or the whole kit and caboodle?

1. Tribute and sovereignty over Ireland — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. Tribute and sovereignty over Ireland, the whole kit and caboodle, the lot of it — score -3
3. Tribute and sovereignty over Ireland, a bit of both — score -3
4. Cattle and sheep, a bit of land, and the odd hostage — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -3, tied with another option at -3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 313, line 13: «Why: Father says he is ashamed but "he would not give in", because he wants to show "who was master in that house".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «father» (-1); the same action «want» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Me ma would never say that to a champ, so how come Cona'n said it's no boast?

1. He said it's no boast at all, just the plain truth, and he means every word of it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He said it was boasting, but fair enough — score 3
3. He said it was a bit of a boast — score 3
4. He said it's no boast at all, just the truth — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 987, line 19: «The fifth brother says "I shall not imitate you" and means to "criticize what you do".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2); the same doer «fifth brother» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sure, did Cael say he would leave if he got beaten, or stay forever?

1. He would stay here and fight them all — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He'd stay, sure — no support
3. He would go home and trouble them no more — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He'd stay forever — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fair play, what's the bit about small boy or idiot, was that a diss?

1. No, it was just a friendly jibe — no support
2. Yes, Cael said Cona'n's talk made him think of one — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, he said it made him think — no support
4. Yes, Cael said Cona'n's talk made him think of a small boy or an idiot, so yeah — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1056, line 14: «Cona'n answers boldly that no warrior in the world has been greater than his peer in Ireland, and Cael replies that this talk makes him think of "a small boy o…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «think» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

So was Fionn chill about the challenge or actually a bit worried, like?

1. He was cool and laughed it off — score 5
2. He felt his breath halt, and he was worried, though he hid it well from the men — score 6
3. He felt his breath halt, and he was worried — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. He felt his breath halt, and he was worried about the outcome — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1049, line 1: «Fionn is so in love with Saeve that he stops hunting and stops listening to poets.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stop» (+4); the same doer «fionn» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Grand, and who went off to get the runner in the end, was it Cona'n or Fionn?

1. Oisín, who was sent to get him — no support
2. Fionn, he said he would fetch him himself — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Fionn, he said he'd go and fetch him himself, no one else would do it — score 5
4. Cona'n, who went off to find him — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 295, line 21: «At the end the boy says "that is no fairy tale", which shows he thinks the story was only about an ordinary old couple.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which place is named as the site of the Fianna's encampment at the opening of this part?

1. The Hill of Tara — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The plain of Brega, by the sea — no support
3. Slane, by the river — no support
4. Ben Edair, the Hill of Howth — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What, according to the stranger, is the purpose of his voyage to the shores of Ireland?

1. The exaction of tribute and the acknowledgement of his lordship — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The seeking of a wife and a dowry — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. The sealing of a peace and the swearing of an oath of friendship — no support
4. The exaction of tribute, the acknowledgement of his lordship, and the burning of every fort that resists him along the coast — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 950, line 11: «Who is Mother Soren: the ferry-wife, who has "fists of her own," according to the captain.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «mother» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What undertaking does Fionn make at the close of this part with regard to Caelte mac Rona'n?

1. He resolves to fetch the champion in person, leaving the camp and riding north alone at dawn — score 4
2. He decides to send a messenger to call him — score 4
3. He resolves to fetch the champion in person — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. He decides to call the champion back — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1056, line 5: «Fionn names Caelte mac Rona'n as their fastest runner, but Caelte is not there, so Fionn vows to go and fetch him himself.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fetch» (+2); the same doer «fionn» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the stranger's replies conveys his contempt for the Fianna's champion in the footrace?

1. That the Fianna's champion is too slow to be worth racing against at all here — no support
2. That the champion will not be asked to outrun the red deer or the wind — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. That the Fianna are too slow to catch him — no support
4. That the champion will not be asked to outrun the red deer or the wind, for such a challenge would be beneath the stranger's dignity and honour — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1056, line 4: «He challenges the Fianna: if any champion can outrun, outwrestle or outfight him, he will go home and trouble them no more.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «outrun» (+2); the same doer «champion» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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