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# Exam question 2 · Solomon and the Queen of Sheba: one story in many books, a…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the historical evidence for the visit?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** historical evidence

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 101 «Solomon and the Queen of Sheba: one story in many books, and the legends of the ring and the jinn» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/101-solomon-and-the-queen-of-sheba-one-story-in-many-books-and-the-legends-of-the-ring-and-the-jinn/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:101-solomon-and-the-queen-of-sheba-one-story-in-many-books-and-the-legends-of-the-ring-and-the-jinn:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the historical evidence for the visit?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	historical	historical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the historical evidence |  |  |  | of the following statements; for the visit; accurately *property* | 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The kingdom of Saba is attested, but no independent record of the visit has been found

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:101-solomon-and-the-queen-of-sheba-one-story-in-many-books-and-the-legends-of-the-ring-and-the-jinn:e2:o1:1
# text = The kingdom of Saba is attested, but no independent record of the visit has been found
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Saba	Saba	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	attested	attest	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
10	independent	independent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attest** | present · passive |  | the kingdom of Saba |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | present · perfect · passive |  | no independent record of the visit |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 3 | **record** |  |  | the visit |  |  |  |  | nom record «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The visit is recorded in numerous Egyptian inscriptions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:101-solomon-and-the-queen-of-sheba-one-story-in-many-books-and-the-legends-of-the-ring-and-the-jinn:e2:o2:1
# text = The visit is recorded in numerous Egyptian inscriptions
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	numerous	numerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	Egyptian	Egyptian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	inscriptions	inscription	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | present · passive |  | the visit |  | numerous Egyptian inscriptions |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in inscription=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The visit is proven by the discovery of the queen's tomb in Jerusalem

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:101-solomon-and-the-queen-of-sheba-one-story-in-many-books-and-the-legends-of-the-ring-and-the-jinn:e2:o3:1
# text = The visit is proven by the discovery of the queen's tomb in Jerusalem
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present · passive | the discovery of the queen's tomb in Jerusalem | the visit |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **discover** |  |  | the queen's tomb in Jerusalem |  |  |  |  | nom discovery «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The kingdom of Saba has been shown never to have existed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:101-solomon-and-the-queen-of-sheba-one-story-in-many-books-and-the-legends-of-the-ring-and-the-jinn:e2:o4:1
# text = The kingdom of Saba has been shown never to have existed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Saba	Saba	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux	_	_
11	existed	exist	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · perfect · passive |  | the kingdom of Saba |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **exist** | to-infinitive · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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