Irish Tales, The Wooing of Delvcaem, part 34: Art crosses monsters and dangers, then fights Dog Head and Morgan

Tests: 6 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1066 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 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, did Art actually bury those seven hags or what?

1. Nah, he didn't — no support
2. Yeah, he buried them in the boiling lead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. Nah, he took them back to the palace and handed them over to Morgan to punish as he pleased — score -1
4. Nah, he chained them up in the hall tower — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -1, tied with another option at -1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1066, line 11: «Art kills the seven hags and buries them "in the molten lead which they had heated for him".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «art» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, so Dog Head was like the actual final boss?

1. Yeah, she was the last one left — score 2
2. Nope, she ran off — no support
3. Yeah, her head ended up on the spike — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Nah, she lived — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1066, line 16: «Dog Head fights in "full armour", and her head ends up on the spike meant for Art.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «end up» (+3); the same doer «head» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, why did the lions just sit there growling?

1. They were tired — score 6
2. They were asleep — score 6
3. They were waiting to eat the beasts — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. They were bored of the cold stone — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 726, line 3: «At a cool wood by a river he sits down to rest, and the brothers throw him down the bank.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «fox» (+6); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, how did Art not die from the poison cup?

1. He drank from the left one — score 2
2. He tipped the poison out first — no support
3. He had been warned by the hags and only drank from the cup they had blessed — score -2
4. He picked the right-hand one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1066, line 2: «He kills the seven hags, climbs an icy hill, and beats giant toads and long-maned lions.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «giant toads» (+2); the same doer «art» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Was Morgan like, cheating in the fight, or what?

1. Nah, but he had a magic shield and a sword that never broke, so it was unfair the other way — no support
2. Yeah, he hid behind the copper spikes and sent his hags out to ambush Art from behind the wall — score 4
3. Nah, he just fought really hard — no support
4. Yeah, he kept changing his shape — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1066, line 5: «Morgan comes home, and Art fights him, but Morgan keeps changing shape to trick him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «morgan» (+3); the same thing acted on «shape» (+3); the same action «change» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Honestly, why did the monsters even attack Art?

1. The witch sent them as fake dangers — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Because Art had stolen the golden cup from the witch's palace and angered all of the spirits in the hills — no support
3. They were the servants of the king who wanted revenge for the death of his favourite hound — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. They were hungry for Art's flesh — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1064, line 20: «Old word: "discomposed" means upset or flustered, so the guest's face showed that he was troubled.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Delvcaem look well jammy when Art rescued her?

1. Nah, she looked pale and worn out — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Yeah, she was lovelier than anyone and wore a golden crown and a dress of silk and furs — score 4
3. Yeah, she was lovelier than anyone — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Nah, she looked tired and thin from being kept in the tiny room on the pillar for so many days — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 1066, line 17: «Art wears "a breastplate and helmet of gold" and holds a "blue hilted sword" in battle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wear» (+3); the same doer «art» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sound, what's the deal with Art's sword then?

1. It was long and very heavy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It was blue-hilted and wide-grooved — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It was silver-bladed and very old — no support
4. It was sharp — 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 ✗

Wicked, so did Art beat the toads or wot?

1. Nah, the toads ate him up in the end — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Nah, he got stuck in the mud — no support
3. Nah, he gave up at the bottom and turned back to the lovely lady's hall for supper — no support
4. Yeah, he got through the icy hill too — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 52, line 3: «Later she brings tea and thick, hot buttered toast; Toad sits up, eats, and soon starts boasting about himself, his house and how important he is.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+3); the same doer «toad» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gutted for Art, that climb up the ice was brutal, right?

1. Yeah, he slipped back every single time he climbed, which made the whole ice hill take him days to get over — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Yeah, he got to the top on the first try — no support
3. Nah, he rode a horse up the icy slope with ease and reached the palace gates before dawn — score 3
4. Yeah, he slipped back ten steps each time — ✓ 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 122, line 2: «A King's son hears Rapunzel singing, climbs the hair too, and they agree to run away together.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «climb» (+3); the same doer «son» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Did Art like, actually want to stay with the lovely lady?

1. Nah, he was keen to keep his word — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Yeah, he wanted to stay forever with the lady in the lovely place and never fight Morgan at all — score 5
3. Nah, he wanted to see Morgan — score 4
4. Yeah, he was happy to stay there — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 1066, line 17: «Art wears "a breastplate and helmet of gold" and holds a "blue hilted sword" in battle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+3); the same doer «art» (+1); the same thing acted on «blue hilted sword» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sorted, so what's the last thing Art has to deal with?

1. Morgan fighting him in changing shapes — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The sea monsters returning one last time to drag him down under the waves and drown him — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Morgan with a magic spear and shield — no support
4. Morgan shooting arrows from the wall — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 45, line 8: «It is «a wonderful thing» that the Badger «should pay a formal call on them, or indeed on anybody»; usually you had to catch him along a hedgerow or hunt him u…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «door» (+3); the same thing acted on «wonderful thing» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the text, state by what means Art avoids the poison offered to him at the palace.

1. He pours the cups out on the floor. — no support
2. He is warned by Crede' and drinks only from the right-hand cup, which the witch had not poisoned at all. — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. He drinks only from the right-hand cup. — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. He swaps the cups before he drinks them. — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1066, line 9: «Crede' warns him to drink "from the right-hand cup", because the other cup holds poison.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «drink» (+3); the same place «hand cup» (+2); the same doer «crede» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the text, identify the agent responsible for the magical dangers encountered by Art on his journey.

1. The hags who lived in the forest, who were all sisters of Morgan and worked under Dog Head's orders at the palace. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Morgan the witch. — no support
3. Morgan, the king of the hags. — no support
4. Dog Head, wife of Morgan, the great witch. — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · right ✓

With reference to the text, state the reason given for the death of Dog Head in her combat with Art.

1. Art's spear pierced her heart at last. — no support
2. She was struck by a poisoned arrow. — no support
3. The gods had decided she should die because she had tried to kill Art by means of the poisoned cup at the feast. — score -1
4. Her days were numbered and her time had come. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 839, line 15: «Why he stays stuck: he says "I am too fat", and it "never occurred to him to wish himself free" until he cries out.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «occur» (+3); the same doer «head» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the text, describe the manner in which Morgan contests the combat with Art.

1. He changes his shape many times over, and each new form attacks Art from a different direction until he is wounded at last — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. He uses hags and toads to surround Art in the hall. — no support
3. He sends his servants to block every door of the hall so that Art cannot escape, then he attacks from the rear and sides. — no support
4. He alters his shape and attacks from new directions. — ✓ the right answer · score 6

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 1066, line 5: «Morgan comes home, and Art fights him, but Morgan keeps changing shape to trick him.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «change» (+2); the same doer «morgan» (+2); the same thing acted on «shape» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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