Old Celtic Romances, The Carl of the Drab Coat: Cael of the Iron is beaten and the Carl is revealed as a god

Tests: 1 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1059 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, did you see the Carl bawling for meal like a total eejit, all grand and that?

1. Nah, he was just sitting by the fire eating cold porridge with the lads, sound — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, he was roaring like a total eejit for the blackberries and meal, and the Fianna thought he was a fool altogether, so they did, sound — no support
3. Yeah, he was mad for the blackberries and meal, sound — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, he was roaring for the bread and the cream and the whole lot, sound now — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Like, how did Cael's head end up on the wrong way round, sure?

1. He slammed it on backwards. — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. The Carl slammed it back on backwards, scundered him — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. Sure the Carl just turned it round, sound, and left him — score 0
4. Slammed on backwards, sound. — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1045, line 20: «Old word: a "span" was an old measure of length, about the width of a spread hand, so twenty-six spans is a long way down into the earth.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wasn't Cael dead gone when the Carl kicked his boat, boy?

1. Nah, seven leagues. — no support
2. Nah, out to sea. — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Yeah, the Carl drowned him in the bay, boy, dead sure — score 5
4. Nah, the Carl kicked it seven leagues out to sea — ✓ the right answer · 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 1059, line 12: «Where: the chase ends at the camp, and the boat is kicked "seven leagues out into the sea".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «sea» (+4); the same property (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who was the watcher on the lookout, yer man with the good eyes?

1. Yer man, Fionn — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The eagle-eyed watcher — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Bran, the big hound — no support
4. The lookout — 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 ✗

Did the Fianna do a victory dance after they seen the dust, like?

1. Yeah, they went mental. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, they went mental, round and round in a big ring — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, they just stood gawking at the road, like, bored — no support
4. Nah, they just sat down. — 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 · ★ · right ✓

What was the Carl like when he came bumping into camp, grand?

1. Like a big messy lad, bawling for meal — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Like a messy lad. — no support
3. Like a dirty old man, roaring for bread — no support
4. Bawling, like. — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Cael promise anything to get out of it, or what?

1. Yeah, he swore he'd pay the rent of Thessaly and the rent of Lochlann and a load of gold, boy, every year — score 6
2. Yeah, he swore he'd pay the rent of Thessaly — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Yeah, he swore he'd pay the rent of Thessaly every year and give Fionn his boat and his hounds, sound — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. Yeah, he swore he'd send gold to Lochlann — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1059, line 15: «Why: Cael swears to pay rent to Fionn because he is beaten and "would swear anything to get home".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «pay» (+2); the same doer «cael» (+2); the same receiver «fionn» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Is the Carl a proper god or just a messer, sound?

1. He's a fine king of the Shi' of Legney, boyo — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He's ruler of the Shi' of Rath Cruachan, boyo — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He's just a messer from the bog of Cesh, boy — no support
4. He's ruler of the Shi' of Rath Cruachan, and all of Faery bows down to him, boyo — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Fionn throw a bit of a party for the Carl at the end?

1. Yeah, a big feast and banquet, gas one — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, a big fire and a few songs, grand — no support
3. Yeah, a big feast and banquet with harpers and gold cups, and the whole Fianna got locked into it, gas one — no support
4. Yeah, a massive feast and banquet, with roast pig and mead and music and dancing all night long till the sun came up, gas one — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1044, line 11: «He listens to the night and names each sound, such as "a rabbit" and "a hare", and each "gradation of sound that formed the chorus."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «fionn» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why were the Fianna crying, like, when the Carl came back?

1. They were chuffed to see him alive and well, dead happy, and they all hugged him and cried loads, sound — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They were chuffed to see him alive, dead happy — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. They were scared the Carl was a ghost, sound — no support
4. They were crying with joy because they'd thought he was dead and gone to Faery, and now he was back and dead happy, sound — 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's the story with Conaran, the king of the Shi', like?

1. He wants the Carl dead, the sneaky rat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He wants Fionn in his power, the sneaky rat — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He's after Cael's boat and gold, the sneaky rat — no support
4. He's just a king, sound. — 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Fionn see Conaran watching the hunt, or what?

1. Nah, Fionn didn't notice him, 'cause he was busy with the hunt — score -3
2. Yeah, Fionn saw him, 'cause he was looking up at the hill — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Nah, he didn't, boy. — score 2
4. Nah, Fionn didn't see him, 'cause he wasn't thinking of Faery — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1055, line 12: «Fionn and Goll wait a fortnight, then meet at "Tara of the Kings," where Cormac mac Art sits as judge with his children and poets.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «meet» (+1); the same doer «fionn» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where were the Fianna beating the bushes for the hunt, like?

1. On the hills of Tara and Slane, the whole lot — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. In the woods of Almu and Cesh Corran, the lot — no support
3. Up in the hills of Cesh and Ben Bulben, sure — no support
4. All over, in Legney, Brefny and Carbury, the lot — ✓ 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain with reference to the text why Cael of the Iron was defeated by the Carl of the Drab Coat.

1. The Carl's superior strength and cunning, shown in his blow with the slop and his sure aim, overcame Cael — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Cael was defeated by the Carl of the Drab Coat because the Carl was the ruler of the Shi' of Rath Cruachan, a god, and no mortal could ever overcome such a divine being in any contest of strength, cunning or aim whatsoever — score 5
3. The Carl won because Cael was careless and slow in the chase, and the Carl's throw was clever and well aimed at his face — no support
4. Cael was defeated because the Carl's blow with the slop was lucky and Cael was tired from the chase out on the sea — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1059, line 11: «What: the Carl's blow sends Cael's head "spun off his shoulders and hopped along the ground".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «blow» (+4); the same doer «carl» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Discuss the significance of Fionn's feast for the Carl in relation to the close of the tale.

1. The feast honours the Carl's divine rank, reveals his true identity as ruler of the Shi', and marks the peaceful conclusion of the adventure and the Fianna's restored friendship with the Otherworld — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. The feast marks the Carl's victory over Cael and the Fianna's loyalty to their leader and his guests at the hall — score 3
3. The feast reflects Fionn's gratitude and the Fianna's relief at the Carl's safe return, ending the hunt in harmony — no support
4. The feast honours the Carl's divine rank and marks the peaceful conclusion of the adventure — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 452, line 18: «Old word: A "spasibo" is the Russian word for thank you, which today is still used every day.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «russian word» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the figure who first detects the approaching dust and state his role in the narrative.

1. The lookout who sees the dust, sure. — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Fionn, whose wisdom tells the Fianna where the Carl and Cael are hiding — score 6
3. The eagle-eyed watcher, whose sight reveals the Carl and Cael to the Fianna — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The eagle-eyed watcher, who spots the dust. — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 1059, line 6: «Who: the watcher, the eagle-eyed man of the Fianna, is the first to see the dust on the road.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same thing acted on «dust» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Evaluate the presentation of Fionn's character at the opening of the Cesh Corran tale.

1. Fionn is shown as a prudent leader whose love for adventure sometimes leads him into danger, though his generosity and loyalty to his men always shine through the opening of the tale — score 6
2. Fionn is portrayed as a harsh chief whose pride often brings the Fianna trouble and grief — score 5
3. Fionn is presented as a careless hunter whose fondness for games sometimes leads his men into strife — score 6
4. Fionn is shown as a prudent leader whose love for adventure sometimes leads him into danger — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 97, line 13: «Balkis's words to Suleiman: «First, O my Lord, because I loved you; and secondly, O my Lord, because I know what women-folk are.» The story's jokes about «what…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «love» (+4); the same doer «words» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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