Greek heroes, Odysseus, part 66: Odysseus lands in Ithaca and hides as a beggar

Tests: 5 of 14 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 560 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 ✗

Oi, so the raft guy, did he actually survive or nah?

1. Nah, the sea swallowed him whole — no support
2. Yeah, Leucothea pulled him out, innit — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, he went under for ages, then got washed up on Scheria by the goddess, bruv — ← Mova's choice · score 9
4. Yeah, some sea-goddess called Leucothea chucked him a veil and he swam ashore, innit — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 559, line 5: «While he sleeps, his crew kill Helios's cattle, Zeus sends a storm, and only Odysseus survives, washing up on Calypso's island for seven years.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wash up» (+5); the same doer «odysseus» (+2); the same place «island» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, which princess just chilled with the washing crew?

1. Nausicaa, the daughter of King Alcinous of the Phaeacians — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nausicaa — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Calypso — no support
4. Princess Nausicaa and her handmaids from the palace on the hill — 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 ✗

Wait, what did Athene turn Odysseus into at the end, mate?

1. A young boy — ← Mova's choice · score 11
2. A tall warrior — score 11
3. An old wrinkled beggar in rags with a staff — no support
4. An old beggar — ✓ the right answer · score 11

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 462, line 12: «Prince Ivan drinks the Water of Strength and becomes "the mightiest hero in the whole world".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «become» (+7); the same thing acted on «mightiest hero» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 11. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, who fed the beggar in the hut, like proper hospitality?

1. Telemachus — ← Mova's choice · score 11
2. Philoetius — score 11
3. Eumaeus — ✓ the right answer · score 11
4. Argo — score 11

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 419, line 9: «The poor man (the moujik) gives the beggar a copeck, and then Marko asks him "lend me a copeck" because he "seemed to feel ashamed."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+7); the same thing acted on «beggar» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 11. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, which dog got so happy he just dropped dead?

1. The old hound Argo, who lay on the dung-heap — no support
2. Bruno — no support
3. Laelaps — no support
4. Argo — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 141, line 5: «A Dog drops his meat to snatch the reflection of another dog in the water, and loses both, while Juno, Mercury and the Mice teach their own lessons.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mad one, which god was salty about the blinded son?

1. Zeus — score 4
2. Apollo — score 4
3. Hermes — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Poseidon — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 551, line 16: «Who gets revenge: Calirrhoe's sons, who become "bearded men" after she prays to Zeus, and kill the sons of Phegeus.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «bearded men» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Gutted for the suitors, who got the flip-side of the story?

1. Eurymachus — no support
2. Odysseus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Ajax — no support
4. Nestor — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 545, line 16: «Old word: "vouchsafed" means granted or gave kindly, so the priestess "vouchsafed an answer" when she finally answered the hero's prayer.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, what did the maids do when the scruffy bloke woke up?

1. They ran off screaming across the field to the palace — score 2
2. They legged it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. They laughed loudly — no support
4. They screamed — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 241, line 4: «When she takes the spell off, she blames the men, and the master lets the matter drop.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «maid» (+3); the same thing acted on «men» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, how long did the raft stay in the sea before the tempest?

1. Eighteen days — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Twenty days — score 3
3. Seventeen days, the whole time under the stars — no support
4. Seventeen days — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 548, line 6: «Who: Aegeus is the king of Athens and Theseus's father, and he dies because he believes his son is lost at sea.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «sea» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Safe, what does Athene do in a cloud, is she hiding him?

1. Nah, she's actually protecting him from the suitors' spears and arrows — no support
2. Nah, she's protecting him — no support
3. Yeah, to hide him from view — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Yeah, she wraps him in cloud so no Ithacan can see him yet — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 560, line 11: «Where: he wakes in Ithaca, and Athene hides him in "a thick cloud" so that he cannot see where he is.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «see» (+3); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fam, what does Penelope do with the robe every night?

1. She weaves it — no support
2. She burns it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. She sells it dear — no support
4. She unweaves it — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 541, line 7: «What: Medea sends a robe that "was imbued with a deadly poison" which burns the wearer.», 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 action «burn» (+1); a different thing acted on (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 12 · ★ · right ✓

Proper, who sees the scar on his leg, and what's she gonna do?

1. Euryclea, and she nearly shouts — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Penelope, she faints quietly — no support
3. Euryclea, who recognises him and nearly shouts aloud to the whole hall — no support
4. Euryclea, the old nurse, and she nearly screams in surprise at him — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, who tells Telemachus the story of the beggar?

1. Eumaeus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
2. Eumaeus, the swineherd, who tells him the stranger's tale in the hut — score 11
3. Mentor — score 11
4. Nestor — score 11

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 425, line 19: «Old word: A basilisk was a legendary serpent whose glance was said to kill, and people still tell such stories.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+7); the same thing acted on «such stories» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, what makes the stranger's rags go away?

1. Athene's touch — ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. A golden staff — no support
3. The touch of Athene, who transforms his rags into a fine cloak — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. A golden staff that Athene waves over his head — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 388, line 1: «A cat dresses up as a doctor, grabs his cane and bag, and knocks on the aviary door, but the birds tell him they are fine and he should go away.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which character, having been disguised by the goddess Athene, first encounters Eumaeus in the hut and what is his stated purpose?

1. Odysseus, who arrives in disguise as a beggar wanting shelter, news of the suitors, and a path to revenge against them all — score 2
2. Eumaeus, who gives food to the stranger and asks for a bed — no support
3. Odysseus, who seeks shelter and information on the suitors — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Odysseus, who begs for food and shelter and asks the swine-herd about the suitors who ravage the palace of his house in Ithaca — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 505, line 6: «Who: Demeter, a goddess, who disguises herself as "an old woman" while searching for her lost daughter.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «search» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means does the goddess Athene conceal the returned hero from the people of Ithaca upon his arrival on the island?

1. With a magic mist — score 11
2. By enveloping him in a thick cloud — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. By a cloak — ← Mova's choice · score 12
4. By casting him into a deep sleep — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 12, against 11 for the next best. Its support: lesson 124, line 11: «Who: Henry is called "trusty" and "faithful", two words that both mean loyal and can be trusted.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+7); the same thing acted on «two words» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Describe the condition of Argo at the moment he recognizes his master, and state the outcome of that recognition.

1. He is worn and feeble, and he expires at his master's feet — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He is old, covered in ticks and nearly blind, and he dies on the spot at his master's feet with a joyful sigh — no support
3. He is worn and feeble, lying on a dung-heap, and he expires at his master's feet after wagging his tail — no support
4. He is lame and blind, and he runs off into the woods at once — 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 ✗

Identify the character who, upon recognizing the scar, is silenced by the hero and what instruction is given to her.

1. Euryclea, who is instructed not to betray him — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Euryclea, told to keep quiet — no support
3. Penelope, who is told to be silent — no support
4. Penelope, who is ordered to tell no one — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 84, line 20: «Real life: pictures are much older than writing. People painted animals in caves tens of thousands of years ago, but a picture is not yet writing: it does not…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same thing acted on «exact words» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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