6 Replies Latest reply: May 25, 2012 10:40 AM by Captain_Uppercut

Multiple Choice Quiz Score

Captain_Uppercut May 5, 2012 2:02 AM

Hi all,

This is my first post here so, apologies if I break any unwritten rules, or say anything ridiculous, please bare with me.

So, I have created a multiple choice quiz using Flash CS5 as part of my multimedia project and wanted to know how (or if) I can incorporate a score system to the existing quiz.

I created the quiz using the timeline and layers. So for every question there are three layers;

Layer 1 - Question w/ four possible answers (only one is correct)

Layer 2 - Correct answer

Layer 3 - Incorrect answer

I am using buttons to navigate through the timeline.

What I would like to achieve is, at the end of the quiz, a score to be generated based on the questions they got right.

I hope I have included everything necessary.

Thanks for reading and the possible help.

1. Re: Multiple Choice Quiz Score

Ned Murphy May 5, 2012 6:05 AM (in response to Captain_Uppercut)

Create an actions layer that extends the full length of the timeline and in frame 1 create a score variable. As you go along with the quiz, add/subtract value to that variable for right/wrong answers. As long as that layer extends to the end, that variable is accessible to be changed, and at the end will equal whatever value it has accrued.
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2. Re: Multiple Choice Quiz Score

Captain_Uppercut May 5, 2012 7:59 AM (in response to Ned Murphy)

Thanks Ned. You have pointed me in a helpful direction.

I am a complete beginner with this type of thing. I had la ook about online and came across this, could you tell me if this is what you had in mind?

1st Frame: _root.total = 0;

Subsequent Frames: _root.total = Number (total) 1;

These didn't work. I think might have been to do with the placement of them and also the source was using them in a slightly different way.

Here is the source of what I found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiVpLJ9zMwE

Some further assistance would be greatly appriciated. If it's not too much trouble.
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3. Re: Multiple Choice Quiz Score

Ned Murphy May 5, 2012 10:22 AM (in response to Captain_Uppercut)

That code will only have a chance of working if you are publishing for AS2. In the first frame you want to declare the variable... there should be no need for any _root (AS2) reference...

1st frame:   var total:Number = 0;

subsequent frames.... total += 1   or    total -= 1 // add 1 or subtract 1

note: total += 1 is the same as: total = total + 1    (similar for -= )
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4. Re: Multiple Choice Quiz Score

Captain_Uppercut May 5, 2012 1:02 PM (in response to Ned Murphy)

Again, thank you Ned. You have been more than helpful.

One last question. Would it be possible to display this score? If so, how?

Thank you.
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5. Re: Multiple Choice Quiz Score

Ned Murphy May 5, 2012 3:06 PM (in response to Captain_Uppercut)

Create a textfield, give it an instance name, and assign the score to it as its text property...

yourTextField.text = String(score);
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6. Re: Multiple Choice Quiz Score

Captain_Uppercut May 25, 2012 10:40 AM (in response to Ned Murphy)

Ned, apologies for the late reply. Thank you for all your help. I'd buy you a beer or two, if I could...

Thanks again,
Max
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