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title: Which character, having been disguised by the goddess Athene, first… — Greek heroes, Odysseus, part 66: Odyss… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which character, having been disguised by the goddess Athene, first encounters Eumaeus in the hut and what is his stated purpose? Exam question 1 of lesson 560 «Greek heroes, Odysseus, part 66: Odysseus lands in Ithaca and hides as a beggar» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dep
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# Exam question 1 · Greek heroes, Odysseus, part 66: Odysseus lands in Ithaca…

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

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** goddess, character, hut · **What happens:** disguise, encounter, state, be · **To what, where:** character, Eumaeus, hut, stated purpose

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 560 «Greek heroes, Odysseus, part 66: Odysseus lands in Ithaca and hides as a beggar» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/560-pg22381-part66/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:560-pg22381-part66:e1:1
# text = Which character, having been disguised by the goddess Athene, first encounters Eumaeus in the hut and what is his stated purpose?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	goddess	goddess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	Athene	Athene	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	advmod	_	_
13	encounters	encounter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	Eumaeus	Eumaeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
19	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	23	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
22	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	amod	_	_
23	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | gerund · perfect · passive | the goddess | which character *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **encounter** | present | which character | Eumaeus |  | the hut and character's stated purpose |  | first *property* | vn encounter-30.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer eumaeus=Stimulus |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | present | the hut and character's stated purpose | character's stated purpose |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Odysseus, who arrives in disguise as a beggar wanting shelter, news of the suitors, and a path to revenge against them all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:560-pg22381-part66:e1:o1:1
# text = Odysseus, who arrives in disguise as a beggar wanting shelter, news of the suitors, and a path to revenge against them all
1	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	arrives	arrive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beggar	beggar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	suitors	suitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
23	against	against	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nmod	_	_
25	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive in** | present | Odysseus | disguise |  |  |  | as a beggar and news of the suitors | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | gerund | a beggar and news of the suitors *not said here* | shelter |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot shelter=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Eumaeus, who gives food to the stranger and asks for a bed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:560-pg22381-part66:e1:o2:1
# text = Eumaeus, who gives food to the stranger and asks for a bed
1	Eumaeus	Eumaeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Eumaeus | food | the stranger |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent food=Theme to stranger=Recipient |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Eumaeus *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a bed | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Odysseus, who seeks shelter and information on the suitors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:560-pg22381-part66:e1:o3:1
# text = Odysseus, who seeks shelter and information on the suitors
1	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	seeks	seek	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	suitors	suitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seek** | present | Odysseus | shelter and information |  | the suitors |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent shelter=Theme on suitor=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Odysseus, who begs for food and shelter and asks the swine-herd about the suitors who ravage the palace of his house in Ithaca

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:560-pg22381-part66:e1:o4:1
# text = Odysseus, who begs for food and shelter and asks the swine-herd about the suitors who ravage the palace of his house in Ithaca
1	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	begs	beg	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	swine	swine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	herd	herd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	suitors	suitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
18	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	ravage	ravage	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Ithaca	Ithaca	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beg** *speech: request* | present | Odysseus |  |  |  |  | for food and shelter | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent for food=Topic |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Odysseus *not said here* | the swine herd |  | Ithaca |  | about the suitors | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent herd=Recipient about suitor=Topic |
| 3 | **ravage** | present | the suitors | the palace of Odysseus's house |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent palace=Patient |

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