TotK Teach Me a Lesson I and II: Symin's Test Answers
Teach Me a Lesson I and II in Tears of the Kingdom: the screen photo, monster curry, the rewards, and every answer to Symin's class questions and tests.
Symin, the teacher at the Hateno School, wants to teach the children Hyrule’s history and how to cook, but they never believe him. The two Teach Me a Lesson side quests have you bring him the proof. Both are short, and the second unlocks the school’s field for your own crops. Every side quest is on all side quests.
How do you start Teach Me a Lesson?
Go to the Hateno School in Hateno Village (Show on map). As Symin puts it: “Class is from morning until noon-ish, so please stop by the classroom on the first floor.” Lessons start around 9 AM. Talk to Symin in the classroom while class is on, sit in, and the quest begins.
Lesson 1: where is the screen depicting the Calamity?
Symin teaches about the Calamity of 10,000 years ago, and the children call it a fairy tale and ask for pictures as proof. After class he wishes aloud: “I wish that I could show the children a detailed image of the screen depicting the Calamity found in Kakariko Village.”
- Go to Kakariko Village (Show on map), enter Paya’s Hall and head upstairs.
- The screen is next to Impa. Point the Camera at it and take the picture when the “Screen depicting the Calamity” label appears.
- Back at the Hateno School, talk to Symin during class and choose “I have a picture to show.” If you come back after class, wait until the next morning.
The photo convinces the children and Symin finishes his lecture. Reward: 10 Hylian Rice.
Lesson 2: how do you make monster curry?
At the next day’s home economics class, Symin asks the class: “What dish do you get by mixing Goron spice with Hylian rice and raw meat?” The children shout back: “The answer has to be ‘meat curry’!” Then he asks: “Take Goron spice, Hylian rice…and mix in…monster extract. What do you get then?”
The answer is monster curry, but the children insist monster parts are only for medicine, so Symin needs a real plate of it as proof.
| Ingredient | Where to get it |
|---|---|
| Goron Spice | Sold by Tanko in Goron City for 16 rupees each; see Goron Spice |
| Hylian Rice | The first lesson gives you 10; see Hylian Rice |
| Monster Extract | Symin: “I’m sure I heard there was some to be had in the north at Tarrey Town in Akkala.” |
Cook all three together for Monster Curry. Bring it to the next morning’s class, talk to Symin and choose “I have the curry.” so he can share it with the children.
Reward: use of the school’s field. Symin: “You’ve earned the right to use the school’s field. That’s the one behind the schoolyard.” He adds that Uma tends it; to actually plant crops, take her side quest Uma’s Garden next. Her list includes radishes and carrots, among them the Big Hearty Radish and the Endura Carrot, though she admits she does not know much yet about raising endura carrots.
What questions are on Symin’s surprise tests?
At the end of the second quest Symin says: “Next time, I’m planning a test that will cover everything we’ve studied up to now.” Later he asks whether the surprise test should be on “The Calamity.” or “Cooking.”, then gives that test in a morning class: four students answer and Symin reveals the correct answer. Here is everything, with Symin’s own words in the “Correct answer” column.
The Calamity
| Question | Student’s answer | Correct answer |
|---|---|---|
| “Whose technology was used to build the machines that would oppose the Calamity?” | Aster: “The Gerudo?” (wrong) | “The correct answer is the Sheikah!” |
| “Who, along with the sacred princess, stopped the Calamity, and with which sword?” | Azu: “The champion who wielded the sword that seals the darkness!” (right) | “The sword that seals the darkness is also called the Master Sword.” |
| “How did the people of that time come to know that the imprisoned Calamity would return?” | Karin: “An oracle told them!” (right) | “The answer is an oracle.” |
| “What was the title given to the ones chosen to pilot the ancient machines?” | Sefaro: “Divine Beasts?” (wrong) | “The answer is ‘the Champions.’” |
Cooking
| Question | Student’s answer | Correct answer |
|---|---|---|
| “What is the key to making incredible dishes with stronger effects and longer duration of those effects?” | Aster: “You add love?” | “The specific answer I was looking for is ‘cooking during the blood moon.’” |
| “What happens if you bring ingredients to a cold region?” | Azu: “They turn into icicles!” (half right) | “When you bring ingredients to a cold region, they do freeze. They don’t turn into treats, but they do gain a heat-resisting effect when frozen!” |
| “What ingredient is vital in creating medicine?” | Karin: “Bugs and monster parts… I think.” (right) | “Monster parts can only be used in making elixirs.” |
| “Which ingredient with ‘monster’ in its title can be used in cooking?” | Sefaro: “It’s monster extract!” (full marks) | “Your answers earned you full marks!” |
Related guides
- Hateno mayoral election: another quest line in Hateno Village.
- All side quests: other Necluda side quests.
- Misko’s Treasure, The Mysterious Eighth: more riddle side quests.
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