Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: the Argonauts fight, lose friends, pass the clashing rocks and reach Colchis

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 538 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 ✗

test: Bruh, why did Heracles get left at the ship? Was he just chillin'?

1. He stayed cause he thought the Giants were gonna sink the boat, so he kept watch — score 7
2. He stayed back cause he was tired of rowing and wanted a nap — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. He was guarding it cause he clocked the Giants stacking rocks in the harbour — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Bro, he was guarding the ship cause he saw the Giants piling rocks in the harbour so nobody could leave — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 538, line 2: «Heracles stays behind in Mysia to find an oar, and the nymph pulls Hylas under the water, so the ship sails off without them.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «heracles» (+6); a different action (counts against) (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Okay so who even was Hylas? Like, was he the main character?

1. He was Heracles' squire and beloved companion from Argos, and a jealous nymph pulled him beneath the spring waters — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He was Heracles' adopted son, and a nymph dragged him under the water — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Yeah he was like a main char, Heracles' young attendant from Thessaly, and a water nymph dragged him under the fountain and he was never seen again — no support
4. He was the king's cupbearer, and Poseidon took him under the waves — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 538, line 2: «Heracles stays behind in Mysia to find an oar, and the nymph pulls Hylas under the water, so the ship sails off without them.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «pull» (+2); the same doer «nymph» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

test: Wait, Jason straight up killed his mate Cyzicus? That's so messed up

1. Nah, the fight was at sea and Cyzicus drowned after falling overboard — no support
2. Yeah, they clashed in the morning and Jason stabbed him in the chest by mistake — score -1
3. Yeah, in the dark they fought, and he got him right in the heart by accident — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Yeah, but it was a duel — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 538, line 1: «explain: The Argo sails to the Doliones, but in the dark the friends fight and Jason kills king Cyzicus by mistake.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fight» (+5); the same place «dark» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

test: Those bird things with the feathers, were they lowkey dangerous?

1. Yeah, their feathers flew like arrows, so the heroes banged shields and yelled — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, they just screeched, so the heroes covered their ears and rowed on — no support
3. Yeah, super dangerous, their feathers were razor sharp and cut through armour, so the heroes had to bang shields and shout while retreating to the ship — no support
4. Yeah, they flung their feathers like arrows at everyone, and then Jason made a deal with them and they flew off in fear — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: The Symplegades sound sus, how did the ship get through?

1. They just floated through — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They sent a dove first, then rowed like mad when the rocks split apart — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. They launched a dove, then sailed slowly while the rocks crashed together — no support
4. They sent a crow ahead, then waited for the tide — 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 ✗

test: Phineus was the old blind dude, right? Who helped him out?

1. Boreas drove off the Harpies, and the heroes set a feast for him — score 0
2. Zetes and Calais chased off the Harpies, and then the Argonauts fed him — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Zeus cursed the Harpies, and the Argonauts gave him food and wine — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Heracles sent the Harpies away, and then Jason fed him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 538, line 6: «fact: Who: the Doliones were descendants of Poseidon, and their king was Cyzicus, who welcomed the Argonauts "with great kindness and hospitality".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: What about Amycus? Was he some kind of boxing legend?

1. Yes, he was the son of Poseidon, a famous boxer who forced every stranger to fight him before they could get water — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Nope, he was a bully who stole cattle from every passing ship — no support
3. Yes, he was a legendary boxer and wrestler, undefeated for years, who made every stranger box him at the gates of his city until they died — no support
4. Yes, he was a famous boxer who made every stranger box him first — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 105, line 2: «The father says the throne should be Dummling's, but the brothers nag him into one more test.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «dummling» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: The Golden Fleece, where was it chilling?

1. Hanging from an oak in the sacred grove of Ares, guarded by a sleepless dragon who never closed its eyes — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Stored in a chest in the palace of King Aetes at Colchis — no support
3. On an oak tree in the sacred grove of Ares, glowing in the sun — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Hidden in the temple of Hera at the top of the citadel, locked behind bronze doors and watched by a dragon from dusk until dawn each day — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 537, line 12: «The Golden Fleece hangs in the Grove of Ares, guarded by "an immense dragon, which never slept."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hang» (+5); the same doer «golden fleece» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Did the Argo make it all the way to Colchis or nah?

1. Nah, they turned back — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They did, and sailed up the Danube to the capital — no support
3. Yeah, they anchored by the river Phases and saw the capital — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, they landed at the harbour and rested for a week — 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 ✗

test: Who was that eagle thing flapping about on the mountains?

1. The giant eagle of Prometheus, circling the peaks where the Titan was chained, and it was screaming for his liver — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A golden eagle that wanted to steal the ship's sail — no support
3. The giant eagle of Prometheus, going to torture the Titan — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. An eagle sent by Zeus, hunting the heroes' horses — 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 ✓

test: So Heracles just gets ditched in the forest? Harsh

1. He had to stay behind, because Zeus wanted him to do another mission — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Jason ordered him to guard the camp until the boats came back — no support
3. He had to stay behind because Hera had cursed him and Zeus wanted him sent on another mission, to fight the Amazons on the coast — score 9
4. He stayed because Hera wanted him to fetch water from the spring — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 538, line 13: «fact: Glaucus: the sea-god told the Argonauts that Zeus wanted Heracles to stay behind for another mission.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+4); the same property (+4); the same doer «heracles» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Okay last one, who's the king that runs Colchis, and is he nice?

1. King Aeolus, and he is kind and wise — no support
2. A cruel king — no support
3. King Pelias, and he is greedy and old — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. King Aetes, and he is cruel and very strong — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 128, line 4: «The greedy King locks her in a straw room, and a little Man spins the straw for her in return for her necklace and ring.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «greedy king» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

exam: Identify the principal figure who, having been deprived of his leader, closed the gates of his city in the course of the nocturnal conflict.

1. The Pelasgians who lived beside the harbour — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The inhabitants of the island who had received the Argonauts kindly, and their young king who later was killed in the dark — no support
3. The inhabitants of the island, namely the Doliones — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The islanders, the Doliones, who had once been descended from Poseidon and who attacked the heroes because of a dark mistake — 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 · wrong ✗

exam: State the manner by which the heroes overcame the avian creatures of Aretias, as recorded in the narrative.

1. They donned bronze helmets, raised their shields in a line, and uttered such fearful cries that the birds fled into the sea — no support
2. They covered themselves with cloaks and sang a hymn — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. They donned helmets, raised shields, and uttered fearful cries — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They struck the birds with bronze swords and fell back — score 3

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 512, line 5: «Angry Artemis sends a giant wild boar, and the hero Meleager gathers heroes to hunt it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «hero» (+2); the same doer «hero» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+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 ✗

exam: Explain the purpose of the dove released by Euphemus at the passage between the Symplegades, as stated in the account.

1. To pass through first and show the rowers which way to steer — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To fly through the Symplegades to see whether the passage was safe, as Phineus had instructed Jason at the feast — no support
3. To carry a message from the crew back to the Argo's captain — no support
4. To ascertain whether the passage was safe, as Phineus had instructed — ✓ 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 ✗

exam: Specify the destination reached by the Argonauts at the close of this section, together with the object sought there.

1. Aea, where the king kept the Fleece in a cave — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Colchis, where the Golden Fleece hung in the sacred grove of Ares — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Colchis, the land at the far end of the Black Sea, where the Golden Fleece hung from an oak in the sacred grove of Ares, watched by a dragon — no support
4. The island of the Bebrycians, where Amycus fought the heroes — 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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