Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 8: Theseus kills the Minotaur, follows Ariadne's thread out, and sails away with the captives

Tests: 6 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 7 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 2049 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 ✓

bruh, where's the monster even hanging out?

1. in the maze — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. under the sea — score 7
3. in a cave — score 7
4. in the tower — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 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 1880, line 11: «Quote: she asks "Oh! where is my Narcissus?", and he answers "You want a narcissus, madam?"», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+5); the same doer «narcissus» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, what did the horn do after that first charge?

1. broke clean off near the skull — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. snapped off — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. bent backward — no support
4. cracked apart — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 2049, line 12: «What: the monster's first charge misses Theseus "by a hair's breadth" and breaks his horn against the wall.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same action «break» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

so who gave theseus that cord, no cap?

1. the king — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Ariadne's sister — score 7
3. her father — score 7
4. ariadne — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 1087, line 10: «Many young princes want her, and "she gave them all a hearing, but would not engage herself to any."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+5); the same thing acted on «princes» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «princess» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

was the thunder fr thunder or was it the monster?

1. the bull's bellow — no support
2. the monster's roar — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. the monster's roar from the labyrinth walls — score 4
4. it was the monster's roar in the maze — no support

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 2049, line 13: «What: the people of Crete "mistook the noise for an uncommonly heavy thunder storm" when the monster bellowed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bellow» (+3); the same doer «monster» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

why'd talus face-plant in the ocean lol

1. the sea pulled him — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he lost balance — no support
3. he overreached — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he was weak — 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 ✓

is ariadne lowkey going with them or nah?

1. she stays on crete — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nope, stays — no support
3. she stays — no support
4. she sails with him — 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

what did theseus forget, the vibe check?

1. the black sails — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. the sunshiny sails he promised — score -6
3. the black sails he was meant to hoist — score -4
4. the white sails — 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 1916, line 17: «The Prince forgets "that he was no longer in his own kingdom" when he bangs on the old woman's door.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «forget» (+3). Against it: the same doer «prince» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

real talk, was that bull head flying far?

1. six yards — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. six yards away — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. twelve yards off — no support
4. nine yards away — 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 · ★ · right ✓

how'd theseus feel when the horn grazed him?

1. knocked flat, then up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. stunned, then got back up — no support
3. knocked flat on his back, then up again — no support
4. he dodged away — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro what's a magnanimous dude like?

1. greatly admired — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. super generous — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. generous — no support
4. very kind — 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

did the minotaur say he'd toss him high?

1. yes, fifty feet — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yes, ten feet — no support
3. yes, fifty feet high into the sky — no support
4. yes, he said he'd toss him fifty feet high — 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 ✗

so the labyrinth is on crete, right?

1. nope — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. no, Athens — no support
3. yep, on crete — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yep, in Athens — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

is that talus thing made of bronze or what?

1. bronze — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. gold, I think — no support
3. bronze, kinda dull — no support
4. brass, lowkey shiny — ✓ 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 ✗

With what implement did Theseus effect the decapitation of the monster?

1. a bronze axe — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a sword — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a short club — no support
4. the sword he carried at his side — 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 2 · formal language · right ✓

Of what material was the cord held by the hero during the combat?

1. silk — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. wax — no support
3. linen — no support
4. rope — 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 · wrong ✗

Which signal did King Aegeus request to be displayed upon a victorious return?

1. red flags — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. bright yellow sails flying from the mast — no support
3. white flags high — score 2
4. sunshiny sails — ✓ the right answer · 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 716, line 5: «He sets out, meets Omar, learns about his secret quest, and steals Omar's dagger and swift horse while Omar sleeps.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «quest» (+3). Against it: the same doer «sigurd» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

To what extent did Ariadne consent to accompany the company to Athens?

1. she chose to stay — score 4
2. she declined to go — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. she accepted and sailed with them to Athens — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. she agreed to go — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2047, line 8: «Where: the ship sails from Athens toward the island of Crete, and the giant walks along "the margin of the island."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «athens» (+4); the same action «sail» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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