Arabian Nights, The Prince and Mihr-afruz's Riddle, part 3: the prince enters the garden and is taken for a madman

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1202 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 ✗

Bruh, did the prince really sneak into her garden by riding a waterfall?

1. Nope, he got in by bribing the guards at the gate with all his gold and his horse — no support
2. Yeah, he swam across the moat to the gate — no support
3. Yeah, he rode his horse up the waterfall and over the top of the wall at night so nobody saw him — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. Yeah, he used the water stream to get over the wall — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 98, line 8: «WHERE: The journey goes by a brook, then a river, then the royal court, where "the prince hurried to meet them."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «meet» (+1); the same thing acted on «maid» (+1). Against it: a different doer (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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay so why did he pretend to be a madman, innit?

1. To get close to her to learn more — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Cause he wants the princess to fall in love with him and marry him in the end — no support
3. To get close to the princess and find the answer — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Because the guards would never let a prince come inside the garden without a disguise at all — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the princess took him home, lol, what did she say?

1. She laughed and said he was a madman, so she took him to her room and gave him wine — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. She said he was her madman and she ordered everyone in the whole palace never to touch him or hurt him again — score 3
3. She said he was mad, so let him go — score 3
4. She said he was her madman, nobody touch him — ✓ the right answer · 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 1199, line 13: «The king orders that she be "walled up in the summer-house and starved to death with her lover."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «king» (+2); the same action «order» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, the maid Dil-aram is well into him, right?

1. Yeah, she fancies him big time — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Yeah, she likes him a lot — score 2
3. Nope, she ignores him now — score 2
4. Yeah, she really fancies him and wants to marry him secretly before the princess finds out — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 779, line 3: «Old Mr Fox pretends to be dead under the bench, and his wife Mrs Fox sends her maid, Miss Cat, to turn away many suitors.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «wife» (+2); the same thing acted on «maid» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Is Dil-aram actually trying to kill the princess, bro?

1. No, she wants — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She offered poison, he refused it — no support
3. Yes, she tried — no support
4. She offered poison, but he said no — ✓ 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 ✗

Did the prince get the answer to the riddle yet, fam?

1. Yes, he got it from Waq — no support
2. Yeah, the negro told him, but he has to go to Waq first to check it is right — no support
3. Nope, he has to go to Waq first — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nope, he must ask the king — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1202, line 15: «Dil-aram swears an oath of secrecy and asks the prince to tell her "all about yourself."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+1); the same receiver «prince» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Who is the negro hiding under the throne, like what is the deal?

1. The man who gave her the riddle — no support
2. The one who told the princess the riddle — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. The old man's son who came to the garden to kill the prince and take his horse back home — score 3
4. The negro who asked her riddle — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1186, line 3: «Jose rises to a high post at court, but his spiteful brother tells the king where Princess Bella-Flor is hiding.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same doer «spiteful brother» (+2); the same receiver «king» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where does the prince go next, bruh, he lives in the village?

1. He goes to Waq of the Caucasus to ask for the truth about the riddle — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. He goes back to the old man's village first and waits there for many days before leaving — score 3
3. He goes back to Bagdad — score 3
4. He goes to Waq of the Caucasus — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1093, line 12: «He asks for a cake made by Donkey-skin, a girl who "minds your geese" at the farm.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

So the old couple are cool, yeah, what did the prince give them?

1. He gave them his stuff and his horse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. He gave them his stuff, and he also promised to return and pay them with his horse next year — score 3
3. He gave them all his belongings, his horse, his sword and a bag of gold coins — score 3
4. He gave them his clothes — 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 1128, line 2: «She turns herself into a hare, and Ivan hands her to the she-dragon and runs off.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «ivan» (+2); the same action «hand» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the princess see his face in the water, like for real?

1. Nope, she only saw a reflection of a bird in the water and thought it was a spirit of the garden — score 4
2. Nope, she only saw a shadow — score 4
3. Yes, she saw him and screamed — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Yeah, she spotted him and was blown away — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1202, line 4: «The princess sees his reflection in the water, takes him home, and calls him "my madman" to protect him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+4); the same doer «princess» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the attendant screamed, why, was it a ghost, lol?

1. She saw an image and got scared — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She saw a man and cried — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. She saw the reflection of a madman in the water and was frightened by how wild he looked — no support
4. She saw a face and fled — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 928, line 7: «What: Ole-Luk-Oie says, "You can see my brother," and that he "is also called Death."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Is the garden a total mess, or is it nice, mate?

1. It is a lovely garden, full of birds — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is so nice, like a paradise with birds — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It is a quiet, pretty garden here — no support
4. It is nice — 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

The prince is a bit of a lad, right, he wants his brothers avenged?

1. Yeah, he is determined to get revenge on the people who killed his brothers and wants to see them punished — score 3
2. Yeah, he wants revenge for them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Yeah, he wants to avenge them — score 1
4. Nah, he just wants to marry the princess and keep his brothers' horses and their gold for himself — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 195, line 6: «Who: Alnaschar, the barber's brother, who wants revenge on "that wicked old hag".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same action «want» (+1); the same thing acted on «revenge» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which action does the prince undertake in order to gain entry to the princess's garden?

1. He climbs in by means of a rope — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. He enters by means of a stream of inflowing water — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. He enters by way of the open front gate — score -3
4. He gets in through a gate of iron bars — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 674, line 10: «Why: the prince goes to the meadows anyway, because he means to fight the dragon and free the land from the monster.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «mean» (-1); the same doer «prince» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner does the prince conduct himself when the princess questions him?

1. He behaves as a fool, shouting and jumping — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. He behaves as one who is sane, but pretends to be deranged so the princess will not see through his disguise — score -2
3. He behaves as one deranged, alternating laughter and weeping — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He behaves as one deranged, switching between wild laughter and tears and sometimes singing to the birds in the garden — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1202, line 13: «The prince acts strangely, "sometimes smiling, sometimes crying, and saying: 'I am hungry.'"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «act» (-1); the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the principal purpose of the prince's residence within the princess's household?

1. To live quietly and serve the princess as a madman until the king decides what to do with him — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To discover the answer to the riddle so that he can avenge his brothers and win the princess — no support
3. To seek the answer of the riddle — no support
4. To discover the answer to the riddle — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What undertaking does the prince resolve upon at the close of this part of the narrative?

1. To journey to Waq of the Caucasus — ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. To travel to the north — score -2
3. To journey to Waq of the Caucasus to ask him for the truth about the riddle — no support
4. To stay in the garden a little longer and then journey to Waq of the Caucasus with his horse — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 722, line 2: «The king sees the handsome youths, decides his daughter will marry the prince, and poisons the friend.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); the same thing acted on «prince» (-2). The right option, 1, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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