Myths of Greece and Rome, Heracles, part 51: Heracles brings Cerberus up, kills Iphitus by accident, serves Omphale and takes revenge on two kings

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 545 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 ✓

yo did Heracles actually drag that three-headed dog out of the underworld or nah?

1. yeah he did, grabbed it by the throat and legs and carried it out of the underworld on his back — score 1
2. nah, he tied it up with a chain of gold — no support
3. yeah he did, grabbed it by the throat and legs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. yeah he did, dragged it out by the collar — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 138, line 7: «What: the Cook, angry at "a strange Dog in the kitchen", catches him "by the hind legs" and throws him out of the window.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «catch» (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

bro so Aides got shot in the shoulder by a mortal??

1. yeah, a mortal wounded a god — no support
2. nah, it was just a nick, gods heal fast — no support
3. nah, just a scratch — no support
4. yeah, first time a god ever felt real pain — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 545, line 2: «He lifts the huge rock off Ascalaphus, then shoots Aides in the shoulder at the palace gate, and the god feels real pain for the first time.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «real pain» (+2); the same action «feel» (+1); the same doer «god» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait so why did Heracles throw his mate Iphitus off a tower?

1. he went mad and thought his friend was a foe — no support
2. he was struck by Hera's madness and saw foes — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. he was having a madness fit and thought he was an enemy — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he was drunk and angry — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 541, line 5: «As a young man, Heracles meets Vice and Virtue in the forest, and Vice offers him an easy life.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «heracles» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

was Heracles really a slave for real, like proper slave??

1. yeah, a year in her household, sold for silver — no support
2. yeah, three years for Omphale, and he got sold for three talents — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. yeah, he served Omphale and was sold to her for gold — score 7
4. nah, he was just a guest — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 545, line 5: «Sold as a slave to Omphale for three years, he then sacks Troy and Elis to punish two faithless kings, and he marries Deianeira before an accident sends him in…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sell» (+4); the same property (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol Heracles in a dress spinning wool while she wears his lion skin??

1. yep, total role reversal, it's wicked — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yep, he wore a dress, she wore his skin — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. nah, he wore armour — no support
4. yeah, funny swap, she had the lion skin — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 452, line 13: «Old word: A "sarafan" is a long, sleeveless dress worn by Russian peasant women, often a feast-day garment.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wear» (+4); the same thing acted on «long sleeveless dress» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so Troy got smashed, right, by Heracles??

1. yeah, he sacked it and slew the king — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, he stormed it with six ships and killed Laomedon and all his sons — no support
3. yeah, he stormed it and killed Laomedon — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, he took it and killed Priam — 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 · ★ · right ✓

did Priam get his name from some ransom thing or is that bogus?

1. it's real, it means the ransomed one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. it's real, from the old Trojan word — no support
3. nah, it's bogus — no support
4. it's a nickname — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 84, line 7: «The names and their meanings: Tegumai Bopsulai, «Man-who-does-not-put-his-foot-forward-in-a-hurry»; Teshumai Tewindrow, «Lady-who-asks-a-very-many-questions»;…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+4); the same doer «names» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Phyleus got the throne of Elis?? that's proper lucky innit

1. yeah, Heracles put him on the empty throne of Elis as a reward for backing him in the fight — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. yeah, Heracles gave it to him for supporting the war — no support
3. yeah, after Heracles killed Augeas, he gave the empty throne of Elis to Phyleus as thanks for backing him — no support
4. yeah, Heracles gave him the empty throne for backing him — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 168, line 6: «Who: the Sultan, his grand-vizir, the fisherman, and later a young king who sits on a throne in the empty palace.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «throne» (+4); the same doer «young king» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did Deianeira's dad let Heracles go after the kid got killed?

1. the father blamed him and let him go — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the father was furious but sent him away — no support
3. the father saw it was an accident and forgave him, then bought him a new bow — no support
4. the father saw it was an accident and forgave him — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the river god Achelous a proper monster or what??

1. he turned into a bull, lost a horn to Heracles, and then sat out the rest of the war on a mountain — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he became a snake but Heracles still won the fight — no support
3. he turned into a serpent and drowned — no support
4. he turned into a bull and lost a horn to Heracles — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did Heracles go into exile after the banquet thing, mate?

1. he angered Zeus and was sent away to Lydia — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. he killed a boy by accident at the banquet and then Zeus ordered him to serve Eurystheus for twelve years — score 1
3. he killed a boy by accident and felt he must follow the law — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. he killed a boy by accident at the banquet and felt he had to follow the law and go into exile for a year — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 545, line 13: «Who: Laomedon of Troy and Augeas of Elis are the faithless kings whom Heracles punishes, and only Phyleus is spared for "his brave advocate and staunch defende…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «faithless kings» (+2). Against it: the same doer «heracles» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the priestess gave Heracles a prophecy after all, yeah?

1. nah, she refused him at first, and then answered only after he paid the penalty, which was a bronze tripod and a year of labour for the priests — no support
2. nah, she never answered him and sent him to Olympia instead — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. nah, she refused him at first, and the Pythia answered only after he paid the penalty — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, she refused him at first, and the Pythia answered only after he paid the penalty and then he wept on the steps of the temple for a week — 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 545, line 5: «Sold as a slave to Omphale for three years, he then sacks Troy and Elis to punish two faithless kings, and he marries Deianeira before an accident sends him in…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «send» (+4); the same thing acted on «heracles» (+2). Against it: a different doer (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 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following accounts correctly describes the fate of Iphitus at the hands of Heracles?

1. He was hurled from the tower onto the plain below — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He was thrown from a tower — no support
3. He fell from the battlements in a quarrel — no support
4. He was pushed from the wall at Tiryns — 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 ✗

Which of the following statements accurately identifies the agent who restrained the earth's movement during the attempted release of Pirithoüs?

1. The ground itself trembled violently, forcing Heracles to abandon the attempt to lift Pirithoüs — no support
2. A god sent an earthquake that stopped Heracles from freeing his friend — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Hermes stopped him by calling the hero back to the surface early — no support
4. The earth itself shook violently, compelling Heracles to relinquish his task — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 181, line 18: «Old word: "becalmed" means stuck still on the water with no wind to move the ship, a danger for sailors long ago.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the conditions under which Aides consented to release Cerberus to the upper-world?

1. He demanded that the hero bring a gift to Persephone — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The hero was required to secure the creature while unarmed — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The hero was to bring the creature back while carrying his bow — no support
4. The hero was required to secure the creature while unarmed and without the use of any weapon at all, with only his bare hands — 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 · right ✓

Which of the following accurately summarizes the circumstances under which Heracles entered the service of Omphale?

1. He was sold as a slave to Omphale to expiate the murder of Iphitus and was made to spin wool in women's clothes — score 5
2. He was sold as a slave to expiate the murder of Iphitus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. He was exiled to Lydia to serve a queen for a year — score 1
4. He was sold to Omphale as payment for his crime — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 545, line 10: «Why: Heracles is sold as a slave for "three talents," and the money goes to Eurytus, who refuses it, so it is "handed over to the children of Iphitus."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sell» (+2); the same circumstance (+2); the same thing acted on «heracles» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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