The Best of Select: Games 9/CD_1.iso/dosgames/quiz/quiz.doc

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                      CREATE A QUIZ

                       Version 2.2


Description:

     CREATE A  QUIZ is  a simple  yet comprehensive  program
that  can  be  used  to  create and take multiple-choice and
fill-in-the-blank quizzes.   This one  program can  be  used
by both  the teacher  and student.  Teachers can  create on-
screen quizzes that can be   used by  students,  or   create
hardcopy  quizzes if a printer is available.


Special features:

     A) Pop-up menus, mouse support, full line text  editing
capabilities make using CREATE A QUIZ simple and fun.

     B)   Both   multiple-choice   and   fill-in-the   blank
questions can be used in the same quiz.

     C)  Quizzes  and/or  questions  can  be  printed out in
several  formats  to  meet  the  needs  of  both teacher and
student.  The solutions  to each question can  be suppressed
or displayed on  a printout.   Students can receive  an echo
printout of each  question they take  on- screen.   Teachers
can review their database  of questions by printing  out all
the  questions  or  by  defining  a  range  (from # to #) to
print.

     D) Several command line instructions allow the  program
to  be  "fine-tuned"  by  a  teacher  to meet the needs of a
student.   These  command  line  instructions  can  force  a
student to answer  "x" number of  questions before they  are
permitted to exit the program.  Or the teacher can set up  a
time  limit  for  the  student  where  after  "x"  number of
minutes have elapsed the program will quit.

     E) Progress  charts are  kept for  each quiz  that will
record  the  best  10  students'  quiz  results.  This is an
excellent  way  for  a  teacher  to  track the progress of a
student.  A separate  progress chart is maintained  for each
quiz created.

     F) Up to  9 students can  participate in the  same quiz
at a time.  Great for contests!

     G) Display ASCII text files prior to each question.   A
full screen display of a pre-defined ASCII text file can  be
displayed and scrolled prior  to a question, and  then after
the user  has read  the text  file, they  will be confronted
with a question dealing with that text.

     H) Businesses and organizations can use a command  line
instruction that will turn CREATE A QUIZ into a  stand-alone
display for customers or prospects.   This can make a  great
advertising tool and  counter display, testing  a prospect's
knowledge of  your product.   The program  will even  prompt
each user for  his name, address  and phone number  that can
be retrieved later for follow- ups.

     I)  The  quizzes  that  are  created  can  be  password
protected and encrypted to prevent students from altering  a
teacher's questions.


Requirements:

     No  special   requirements  are   necessary  for   most
computers.   A DOS  version of  3.0 or  higher is  necessary
(although  it  is  possible  that  some  2.x  versions  will
work,  but  not  guaranteed).   The  program  can be used on
both  monochrome  and  color  monitors.   A  printer  is the
only option  that is  required IF  you wish  to create  quiz
printouts.


To start:

     To start the  program type --->  QUIZ    then press the
[ENTER] or  [RETURN] key  at the  DOS prompt.   The  program
will  load  itself  into   memory  in  seconds.   After   an
opening screen or two, a Main Menu will appear.


Menus:

     Selections from the Main Menu (or any menu) can be made
by   moving the  highlighted bar  to the  selection of  your
choice,  then   pressing  the   [ENTER]  or   [RETURN]  key.
Selections also  can be  made by  pressing the corresponding
first  letter  for  each  option  in  the menu list.  If you
press the [ESC] key instead,  the user will be taken  to the
previous menu (if any).


To create a quiz:

     From the Main  Menu the user  can create a  NEW quiz by
choosing the "Create a new  quiz" selection.  The user  will
then be prompted for  a filename, under which  all questions
will  be  stored  to   disk.   The  filename  entered   will
automatically receive  the extension  ".QZ".   Do NOT  enter
the  ".QZ"  extension!   Pressing  the  [ESC]  key  at  this
filename prompt will take the user back to the Main Menu.

     After a new  filename has been  entered, the user  must
give the  quiz a  title and  description, and  may elect  to
enter their name as the quiz creator.

     Once this preliminary information has been entered  the
user will be  prompted to enter  a question.   Questions can
be  up  to  four  lines  in  length.   You can move from one
question line to  another by using  the cursor control  keys
(the keys  with the  up and  down arrows),  or by  using the
[ENTER] key.

     To move to the  answer field, press the  [F10] function
key.   This key  will cause  the input  prompt to  leave the
question field, allowing the user to enter possible  answers
to the  previous question.   Should the  user need  to  jump
back to the previous question to make any necessary  changes
then  press  the  [F9]  function  key.   Pressing  the [F10]
function  key  from  the  answer  field  will  instruct  the
program to continue to the next step (if any).


Multiple choice questions:

     The  multiple  choice  question  format  is the default
format  when  you  enter  questions.   Each  multiple choice
question can  have up  to 5  possible answer  choices and as
few  as  2.   After  entering  the  desired number of answer
choices, the quiz creator must verify which of the  possible
answers is in  fact the correct  answer.  This  verification
step will  display the  question and  possible answers  in a
play  screen.   After  verifying  the  correct solution, the
user can enter a reference note. Such notes will be display-
ed after a student takes the quiz at play time.


Fill-in-the-blank questions:

     Fill-in-the-blank questions are different from multiple
choice  questions  in that only  one possible answer  can be
entered.   The  way  CREATE  A  QUIZ distinguishes between a
multiple choice  question and  a fill-in-the-blank  question
is that the  latter has an  UNDERSCORE "_" character  (ASCII
95) somewhere  in the  question.   This underscore character
is NOT  to be  confused with  a "dash"  or "hyphen".   If an
underscore character exists  ANYWHERE in the  question, then
that  question  automatically  becomes  a  fill-in-the-blank
question, and will as a  result accept only one answer  when
the time comes  to input an  answer when creating  the quiz.
You can enter  one "_" underscore  by itself or  a string of
underscores (e.g., "______").  The result is the same -  one
word will be prompted for during the quiz.

     The  following  are  acceptable  in creating a fill-in-
the-blank question:

     George _ was the first president of the United
States.

     George Washington was the first _____ of the United
States.

     Name the first president of the United States?: __

     Keep  in  mind  the   difference  in  formats   between
multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions:

     "DECEMBER 25 IS:"    This will result in a multiple-
                          choice question.

     "DECEMBER 25 IS _"   This will result in a fill-in-
                          the-blank question.

     You  can  enter  alternate  or  multiple  answers   for
fill-in-the-blank  questions  by  separating each acceptable
answer with a  comma ",".   For instance, if  a fill-in-the-
blank question prompts:  "How  much is 50 cents added  to 50
cents? _", the quiz creator can anticipate several  possible
answers by entering "$1, $1.00,  1 buck, 4 quarters" in  the
answer field.   Note that  each solution  is separated  by a
comma ",".  When a student in confronted with this  question
on the screen during  an interactive quiz, the  student will
receive a  "correct" response  if they  enter any  of the  4
answers:

         $1       $1.00      1 buck      4 quarters


References (optional):

     If you would like to have a reference note appear after
each