A Wonder-Book, Jason and the Golden Fleece, part 38: the Argo gets a talking figure-head and the heroes gather
Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 2079 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 ✗
ngl, who even built the Argo, like for real?
- 1. Jason — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. Io — score 7
- 3. Argus — ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 4. Ino — score 7
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 398, line 14: «A Thief brings slices of meat to quiet the Housedog, but the Dog warns that the "sudden kindness" will only make him "more watchful."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «dog» (+4); the same action «make» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
so how many dudes had to row that thing?
- 1. two — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. forty — no support
- 3. nine — no support
- 4. fifty — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
bro, what did the talking tree chop off?
- 1. a bud — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. a twig — no support
- 3. the trunk — no support
- 4. a branch — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · right ✓
wait, the figurehead was lowkey a lady, right?
- 1. a stern goddess — no support
- 2. a horse — no support
- 3. a lion — no support
- 4. a beautiful woman — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1003, line 19: «The people cry, "Good soldier, you shall be our king, and you shall marry the beautiful princess."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
what was on the shield, fr?
- 1. a lion's head — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. a bull's horns — no support
- 3. an eagle — no support
- 4. Medusa's head — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓
the statue said go do what, no cap?
- 1. summon the heroes of Greece to the ship — score 9
- 2. recruit the warriors of Argos — no support
- 3. summon the heroes of Greece — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 4. summon all the gods of Olympus and mortals — no support
Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 3 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 2079, line 3: «The statue speaks in a deep voice and tells Jason to go and summon all the heroes of Greece.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «summon» (+5); the same thing acted on «heroes» (+5). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
who was the star-gazer steering the boat?
- 1. Peleus of Phthia — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Zeus — no support
- 3. Ajax — no support
- 4. Tiphys — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
whose eyes could see through a millstone?
- 1. Theseus the Athenian — ← Mova's choice · score 11
- 2. Polyphemus the Cyclops — score 11
- 3. Calais — score 11
- 4. Lynceus — ✓ the right answer · score 11
Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 11, tied with another option at 11 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1531, line 20: «Old word: "enchantresses" means women who work magic; the three sisters can turn palaces into eggs and back again.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «eggs» (+6); the same doer «three sisters» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 11. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · right ✓
that girl raised by a bear, who was she?
- 1. Atalanta — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Ariadne — no support
- 3. Andromache of Troy — no support
- 4. Medea — 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 · ★ · right ✓
who made rocks and trees dance, that's wild?
- 1. Orpheus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Eros — no support
- 3. Apollo — no support
- 4. Pan — 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 ✓
who was the dude that held up the sky?
- 1. Hercules — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Atlas — no support
- 3. Perseus — no support
- 4. Ajax — 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 ✗
what did the North Wind's sons do in a calm, ngl?
- 1. raise a gale and drive the ship onward — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. raise a strong wind — no support
- 3. puff out their cheeks and blow hard — no support
- 4. puff out their cheeks — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
who killed the Minotaur, the famous one?
- 1. Theseus of Athens — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 2. Heracles — no support
- 3. Theseus — ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 4. Hylas — no support
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 2048, line 14: «Why: Theseus will not leave Crete until he can "slay the Minotaur" and "deliver Athens from this cruel tribute."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «minotaur» (+4); a different action (counts against) (+4). Against it: the same doer «theseus» (-2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which hero was formally appointed as helmsman of the Argo?
- 1. Zeus — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Telamon of Salamis — no support
- 3. Ajax — no support
- 4. Tiphys — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · right ✓
What instruction did the voice of the oaken statue give to Jason?
- 1. Summon the heroes of Greece — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 2. Gather the Greek champions — no support
- 3. Sail to Colchis now — no support
- 4. Find the Golden Fleece — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2079, line 3: «The statue speaks in a deep voice and tells Jason to go and summon all the heroes of Greece.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «summon» (+3). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «heroes» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
What device was depicted at the centre of the shield borne by the figure?
- 1. A lion's head — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 2. Zeus's thunderbolt — no support
- 3. The head of Medusa — ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 4. An eagle — score -4
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 2079, line 2: «A carver makes the branch into a lovely woman with a helmet, a shield showing Medusa's head, and an arm pointing onward.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «show» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «head» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
From what source was the figure-head carved?
- 1. A piece of the sacred grove — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. An oak log — score 3
- 3. A branch of the Talking Oak — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 4. A fallen leaf — 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 1399, line 19: «old words: "Inscription" means words carved or written on a stone, like the words on the Fairy's marble slab.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «words» (+2); the same action «carve» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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