Italian Tales, Ciccu, part 62: a beating, a fig trade and a royal job

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1673 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 ✗

Dude, what did Ciccu actually whack the princess with to get his purse back?

1. A thick stick hidden under his coat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A thick stick — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A sharp knife — no support
4. A thick iron bar taken from the stable door — 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 ✗

Wait, who was the one keeping the purse all that time?

1. The king's guard captain who watched the hall — no support
2. The maid who slept near the door — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. The old man — score 2
4. The princess — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 779, line 13: «Miss Cat is the maid who sits by the fire and does the cooking, and she is the one who speaks to every suitor at the door.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2); the same doer «one» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Be honest, was the judge's ruling on the figs fair or nah?

1. Fair, it split them up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Unfair — no support
3. Not fair — no support
4. Fair, it kept them even — score 5

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 1673, line 3: «Ciccu's brothers Peppe and Alfin quarrel over the fig-tree, and a judge splits the figs between them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «split» (+2); the same thing acted on «figs» (+2); the same doer «judge» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, what did the king give Peppe for his fake basket?

1. Fifty lashes and a month in jail — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Ten lashes — score 6
3. Fifty lashes — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Thirty lashes — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1672, line 11: «What: the father's will gives Peppe "the branches", Alfin "the trunk" and Ciccu "the fruit" of the fig-tree.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same receiver «peppe» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

No way, what did Alfin say his basket had in it?

1. Horns — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Hay — score 1
3. Bread — score 3
4. Ox — score 1

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 1534, line 15: «Old word "steed": it means a horse, often a fine or strong one, and no one says it in everyday talk now.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same place «everyday talk» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Ngl, how many lashes did Alfin end up with?

1. A hundred and fifty — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A hundred and fifty, given in the square — no support
3. A hundred and five — no support
4. Two hundred and fifty lashes across the back — 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 ✗

Bro, what did the old man do with Ciccu's figs?

1. Sold them — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Threw them out — no support
3. Gave them away — no support
4. Ate half of them — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, what did the old man promise the basket would bring?

1. Gold — score -10
2. Ill — no support
3. Luck — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Woe — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, against -10 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1673, line 14: «The old man eats half of Ciccu's figs and tells him the basket "will bring you luck."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «luck» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Honestly, what did the king give Ciccu on top of the job?

1. Ten florins, a silver cup and a horse — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Five florins — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Five silver florins and a new cloak — score 5
4. Three florins — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1673, line 15: «The king "loved figs," so he is delighted with Ciccu's basket and gives him five florins and a place at court.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same receiver «ciccu» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

So what's the vibe with Ciccu's brothers after he gets the job?

1. They laugh and mock him — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. They are happy — no support
3. They leave for the city — score 3
4. They get jealous and plot — ✓ the right answer · score 3

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 1454, line 9: «Where: the brothers walk "upon the terrace", each with a lovely princess, and they laugh about a white cat being eaten by mice.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «laugh» (+2); the same doer «brothers» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, what do the brothers say the palace is missing?

1. A sword — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The crown of the old king — no support
3. The gold of the treasury — no support
4. The sword of the Man-eater — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay but why did Ciccu get so mad at the princess?

1. She threw his basket out of the window — score 0
2. She kept his purse, ignored him, and told the king lies about him — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. She stole his purse — score 2
4. She kept his purse and kept fobbing him off — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1673, line 1: «Ciccu's princess keeps his purse, so he sneaks into her room with a stick and beats it back out of her.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+3); the same thing acted on «purse» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Lowkey, what's the one old word here that means a gold or silver coin?

1. Florin — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Penny — no support
3. A gold or silver coin of the old kingdom — no support
4. Coin — 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 ✗

Which of the following correctly identifies the object with which Ciccu compelled the princess to return the purse?

1. A stick — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. A heavy rope — score 0
3. A thick stick — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. A club — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1403, line 18: «Old word: "Carabineers" are the Italian police soldiers; today the same force is spelled Carabinieri.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following correctly states the number of lashes the king ordered to be administered to Peppe upon discovery of the deception?

1. Fifty — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Six — score 1
3. Ten — score 1
4. Twenty — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 23, line 15: «Alice: «that's not a regular rule: you invented it just now.» King: «It's the oldest rule in the book.» Alice: «Then it ought to be Number One.» The King turns…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «rule» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following correctly identifies the advice given by the old man concerning the basket delivered by Ciccu to the castle?

1. Good fortune for all of his life — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Wealth and a long, happy marriage — no support
3. Woe — no support
4. Luck — ✓ 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 ✗

Which of the following correctly identifies the sum of money the king presented to Ciccu upon receipt of the second basket of figs?

1. Five silver florins and a new cloak — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Five florins — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Three florins — no support
4. Ten florins, a silver cup and a horse — 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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