Crock of Gold, The Hundred Fighter, part 31: Conn chooses Becuma, Art is banished, and Ireland starves

Tests: 4 of 14 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1063 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 ✗

Wait, so Conn's gonna marry Becuma himself, innit?

1. Nah, he sends her away — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Yeah, he picks her himself, after banishing Art — score 3
3. Nope, Cromdes does — no support
4. Yeah, he picks her himself — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 556, line 9: «Why: Oenone's "mindful only of her wrongs" makes her send Paris away, but her love wakes up, so she comes too late.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «send away» (+3); the same property (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, why did Art get booted for a whole year?

1. Becuma demanded it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Because the magicians said the blight came from him — no support
3. Becuma asked for it because Art wouldn't marry her — no support
4. Becuma asked for it — ✓ the right answer · 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Cromdes say Art's chess move was a banishment move?

1. Nah, it was a normal move — score 4
2. Nah, Cromdes said it was a queen's gambit move, not banishment at all — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Yeah, a proper banishment move that sends him away for a year — score 5
4. Yeah, a proper banishment move — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 92, line 8: «In the story the Magician calls the Man lazy and says his children will be the laziest people in the world, with a made-up name for the people of Malaya. That…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «magician» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wicked, what happened to the corn while Art was gone?

1. It got eaten by the wild birds — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The fields stood bare, and the crop was taken by the Fomorians — no support
3. It vanished, there was none at all — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It vanished from every field across Tara and the whole land — 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 ✗

Gutted, right? Did the hives have any honey that year?

1. Nah, the bees came back with empty pouches and no honey at all — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Yeah, the hives were full — no support
3. Nah, the hives were empty — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, the hives were full of honey and the bees sang — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 998, line 5: «The thistle boasts that it will go into a pot, but bees steal its honey, and winter comes while it is still waiting.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «bees» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Sick, Art went off in a coracle, yeah?

1. Nah, a huge painted ship with twelve oars and a crew — no support
2. Nah, a big bronze warship — no support
3. Yeah, a little round skin boat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Yeah, a sturdy oak longship — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1063, line 19: «Old word: a "coracle" is a small round boat of skins stretched over a light frame, rarely seen today.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same thing acted on «small round boat» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Grand, where did Art go to look for the kid?

1. Ben Edair — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Inis Mór — no support
3. Tara — ← Mova's choice · score -2
4. The sea — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1063, line 11: «Art is playing chess at Tara with Cromdes, the king's magician, when the messenger comes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «art» (-1); the same place «tara» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Did the magicians reckon a sinless boy's blood would fix it?

1. Yeah, mixed with the soil of Tara — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Nah, just water — no support
3. Yeah, mixed with the milk of cows — no support
4. Yeah, with milk — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 214, line 2: «Aladdin pretends his head aches, then stabs the disguised magician in the heart with his dagger, and the princess learns how she was tricked.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «aladdin» (+1); the same thing acted on «disguised magician» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, who did the magicians say Becuma really was?

1. Becuma of the White Skin — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A goddess of the Otherworld named Becuma — no support
3. Becuma of the White Skin, a goddess from the sea — no support
4. Becuma of the Fair Hair — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Did Art see any seals out at sea?

1. Yeah, black ones that barked and dived — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, just gulls — no support
3. Yeah, black ones that sang softly — no support
4. Nah, only red fish near the boat — 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 ✗

Like, did the storms scare Art?

1. Nah, he sailed calmly while a storm raged far off — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, a mile-high wave tossed him — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, a tall wave nearly sank him — no support
4. Yeah, a mile-high wave tossed him far from the shore of Tara — 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 Conn really want to send Art away, mate?

1. Nah, he laughed — no support
2. Nah, he was glad to see him go — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Nah, he did it with a heavy heart — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. Yeah, he did it with no regret — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1063, line 13: «Art leaves Tara that same night and is not seen in Ireland for a whole year.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same doer «art» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who even is Cromdes?

1. The king's magician — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The king's magician who reads the chess board — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Becuma's brother — no support
4. The high king's bard — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1063, line 12: «Cromdes says Art's move "is a move of banishment," and so it proves.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «cromdes» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was Becuma's hand described as pale?

1. Nah, "red and rough hand" from working the fields of Tara — no support
2. Yeah, "pale thin hand" that held the cup of wine — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Nah, "brown rough hand" — no support
4. Yeah, "pale thin hand" — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 114, line 12: «The prince keeps hold of her hand and says "This lady is dancing with me" to everyone who asks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+3); the same thing acted on «hand» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which statement did Conn make concerning the banishment of his son?

1. He stated that he did not wish to banish his son, and he wept before the whole court — score 2
2. He stated that he did not wish to banish his son — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. He said that he would wed Becuma soon — score 2
4. He swore the banishment was the magicians' plan — no support

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 695, line 11: «The two soldiers are sent away, and the king says they "should die the same death he had prepared for the prince."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+1); the same doer «king» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Upon what condition did the magicians declare that the blight would depart from Ireland?

1. Upon the bronze tribute of a sinless child to the earth — no support
2. Upon the mixing of a sinless boy's blood with the soil of Tara — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Upon the offering of a golden crown to the gods of the sea — no support
4. Upon the death of Art — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1063, line 17: «The magicians say the blight will leave if "the son of a sinless couple" has his blood mixed with "the soll of Tara."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «mix» (+1); the same thing acted on «blood» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did Art proceed to the sea in search of the required child?

1. He rowed a skin boat out across the sea toward the western coast of Ireland — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. He embarked in a coracle and permitted the winds and waves to direct it — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. He embarked in a coracle, a small round skin boat, and permitted the winds and waves to direct it across the wide sea — score 3
4. He launched a bronze ship and steered it across the grey waters of the sea — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same thing acted on «boat» (+2); the same place «sea» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which phenomenon was reported to have accompanied Art's absence from Ireland?

1. Blight on the cattle — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The spoiling of the grain and the silencing of the bells in every hall — no support
3. The failure of the corn and milk and the emptying of the honey hives — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The failure of the corn — 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

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