Wonder Book, Circe's Palace, part 25: Ulysses goes alone to the palace and Quicksilver gives him a magic flower
Tests: 6 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 2066 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 ✗
yo so who even got turned into pigs?
- 1. Some men — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 2. Ulysses's whole crew — ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 3. The sailors — score 6
- 4. Ulysses and his men — 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 1530, line 16: «Why the Pig turns into a dove: so that "no witchcraft could have power over him" when he enters.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «turn» (+6); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
bruh did Eurylochus just dip back to the ship?
- 1. nah, he stayed — no support
- 2. nah bro, he got scared and ran all the way back to the boat — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 3. fr, he ran straight back — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. ya, he bolted to the boat — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 669, line 2: «The fifth Simon shoots the swan, the sixth Simon catches it, and it becomes a silver fish, then a black mouse that runs about the ship.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run» (+3); the same doer «black mouse» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · right ✓
no cap, what was the bird's deal?
- 1. he used to be a king — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
- 2. he used to be a king until he got too proud of his crown — score -2
- 3. he got turned into it — no support
- 4. he was a king who got cursed by Circe for being way too proud — 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 1955, line 13: «fact: While they quarrel over who got the box, it slips into the sea "to the bottom of the sea."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «birds» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
lowkey sus, why's the palace fake?
- 1. it's fake — no support
- 2. it's an enchanted cave — ✓ the right answer · score -4
- 3. it's an enchanted cave where Circe turns men into swine — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 4. it's magic — score -4
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 0, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 681, line 4: «At the palace he becomes a dirty goose-boy named Paperarello, so nobody guesses who he is.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 2, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · right ✓
what's the W move Ulysses pulls?
- 1. he kills Circe — no support
- 2. he gets Quicksilver's flower — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 3. he gets the flower — score 1
- 4. he grabs Quicksilver's herb — no support
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 2066, line 16: «The magic flower is "a little plant with a snow-white flower", and Ulysses must smell it while he is with Circe.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · right ✓
why did Quicksilver crack up?
- 1. he thought the gormandizer joke was funny — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. he thought the gormandizer joke about greedy pigs was hilarious — score 4
- 3. he was laughing at a silly pig joke — score 4
- 4. someone told a funny joke about eating — no support
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 2066, line 18: «Quicksilver vanishes because his "winged cap", "winged shoes" and "winged staff" carry him "out of sight".», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «quicksilver» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
deadass, what does the flower do?
- 1. keeps Ulysses from turning into a fox when Circe casts her spell on him — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. stops Ulysses from becoming a fox — no support
- 3. keeps Ulysses from turning into a fox, and it also protects his men — no support
- 4. keeps Ulysses from turning into a fox — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · right ✓
bro, how'd Quicksilver vanish?
- 1. his winged cap, shoes and staff lifted him up into the sky — score 2
- 2. his winged sandals and cloak — score 2
- 3. he put on his winged cap, shoes and staff and flew off over the sea — score 2
- 4. his winged cap, shoes and staff — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 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 2066, line 18: «Quicksilver vanishes because his "winged cap", "winged shoes" and "winged staff" carry him "out of sight".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «wing» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · right ✓
is Ulysses cool with his crew staying?
- 1. nah, they begged him, he went anyway — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. nah, they stayed — no support
- 3. no, they begged, and he left — no support
- 4. nah, they pleaded, but he went — 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 ✗
bruh what do the crew wanna do?
- 1. beg Ulysses not to go into the palace and face Circe alone — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. beg Ulysses not to go, and then run back to the ship crying — no support
- 3. plead with Ulysses to wait — no support
- 4. beg Ulysses not to go — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · right ✓
no lie, what's the palace hiding?
- 1. a dismal cavern — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 2. a sleeping witch — score -3
- 3. a hidden cave — no support
- 4. an enchanted cave full of Circe's magic swine — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 199, line 9: «Why: Camaralzaman's joy is so strong that he cries "Oh, my heart, my soul!" as he kisses the princess.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
mid moment: what did Picus cry?
- 1. Cuckoo, cuckoo, weep — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. Peep — score 7
- 3. Pe-weep — score 7
- 4. Peep, peep, pe--weep — ✓ the right answer · score 7
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 943, line 2: «The Portuguese duck steps on the little singing-bird, who cries "tweet" and asks her to be careful.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cry» (+4); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same doer «little singing bird» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
fr fr, what else did Ulysses bring besides his sword?
- 1. a bow, quiver, spear, and a golden shield from the ship — ← Mova's choice · score -2
- 2. a quiver and a sword — score -2
- 3. a bow, a full quiver of arrows, a spear and a helmet — no support
- 4. a bow, quiver and spear — ✓ the right answer · score -2
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1808, line 18: «Old word "sabre" means a curved sword with one sharp edge, which the genius lifts high before he attacks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «curved sword» (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same doer «old word» (-2). The right option, 4, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗
real talk, what did the men do on the sand?
- 1. waited — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. sat and sang — score 3
- 3. waited and prayed — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 4. slept — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 2066, line 21: «Old words: "sagacious" means wise and clever, and "disconsolate" means sad and hopeless, as the men wait on the sand.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «wait» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the statement that accurately describes the condition of Ulysses's companions upon Eurylochus's report.
- 1. They fled home. — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 2. They have been transformed into swine. — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. They are dead. — no support
- 4. They have been turned into hogs in a sty. — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1009, line 11: «The companion flies after the princess to the mountain and "flogged her even harder than before."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fly» (+3); the same doer «companion» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
State the reason Ulysses gives for his decision to enter the enchanted palace in person.
- 1. He thinks no one else on the ship is brave enough to face the sorceress alone. — no support
- 2. He wants to rescue the wealthy king's son. — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 3. He is answerable for the fate of his mariners and must rescue them himself. — no support
- 4. He is answerable for the fate of his mariners. — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1897, line 11: «The wind "had not seen such a palace" is a question, so the traveller asks the wind for help.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «wind» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the object which Quicksilver bestows upon Ulysses as protection against enchantment.
- 1. A rare snow-white flower with a black root and golden petals. — score 1
- 2. A rare snow-white flower. — ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 3. A magic white flower root. — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 4. A white lily from the hills. — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1874, line 13: «Old word: a "talisman" is a lucky object with magic powers. Today we just say charm or magic object.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
Specify the means by which Quicksilver departs from Ulysses's presence.
- 1. By means of winged apparel and a staff. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. By wings on his shoes and cap. — no support
- 3. By a winged hat and a magic rod. — no support
- 4. By walking 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
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