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You will create a simple trivial quiz game Android app.  The app will have 3 ''activities'': <tt>StartActivity</tt>, <tt>QuestionActivity</tt>, and <tt>ScoreActivity</tt> that work together in the following way:  
 
You will create a simple trivial quiz game Android app.  The app will have 3 ''activities'': <tt>StartActivity</tt>, <tt>QuestionActivity</tt>, and <tt>ScoreActivity</tt> that work together in the following way:  
  
* '''StartActivity'''
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* '''<tt>StartActivity</tt>'''
 
** This is the title screen, so you should print your game's name and its author (you) here
 
** This is the title screen, so you should print your game's name and its author (you) here
 
** There are two options: number of questions (either 5 or 10), and answer type (multiple choice vs. free response)
 
** There are two options: number of questions (either 5 or 10), and answer type (multiple choice vs. free response)
** A button to start the game.  This should start the QuestionActivity, with the option values added to the Intent as extras
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** A button to start the game.  This should start the <tt>QuestionActivity</tt>, with the option values added to the <tt>Intent</tt> as extras
 
** A button to quit
 
** A button to quit
* '''QuestionActivity'''
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* '''<tt>QuestionActivity</tt>'''
 
** Here you will progress through the number of questions indicated in the Intent that started the activity, and display them in the format chosen by the user
 
** Here you will progress through the number of questions indicated in the Intent that started the activity, and display them in the format chosen by the user
** If the option is free response, the answers are not shown and the user must type a string into an EditText view
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** If the option is free response, the answers are not shown and the user must type a string into an <tt>EditText</tt> view
 
** After each answer is given, use a Toast to tell the user if they are right or wrong, and go on to the next question
 
** After each answer is given, use a Toast to tell the user if they are right or wrong, and go on to the next question
** After the last question is answered, automatically start the ScoreActivity.  Pass the total number of questions and the number of correct answers as extras in the Intent
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** After the last question is answered, automatically start the <tt>ScoreActivity</tt>.  Pass the total number of questions and the number of correct answers as extras in the <tt>Intent</tt>
* '''ScoreActivity'''
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* '''<tt>ScoreActivity</tt>'''
 
** Report the user's score and, based on their percentage correct, write an appropriate evaluation message (e.g., "Wow, 100%!  You are smart!" or "Hmmm...you need to study more")
 
** Report the user's score and, based on their percentage correct, write an appropriate evaluation message (e.g., "Wow, 100%!  You are smart!" or "Hmmm...you need to study more")
** Have a button to take the user back to the StartActivity
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** Have a button to take the user back to the <tt>StartActivity</tt>
  
 
You will need an external file to store at least 20 questions and 2-4 possible answers per question.  This should be read by your program and turned into a data structure that QuestionActivity can easily use.  The 5 or 10 questions that you present to the user for a given quiz should be randomly chosen from the overall pool.
 
You will need an external file to store at least 20 questions and 2-4 possible answers per question.  This should be read by your program and turned into a data structure that QuestionActivity can easily use.  The 5 or 10 questions that you present to the user for a given quiz should be randomly chosen from the overall pool.

Revision as of 10:55, 1 May 2017

Preliminaries

  • Make a new Android project with n = 10 following these instructions through step 6. On step 7 "Select form factor...", switch over to step 4 on the Android developers page tutorial here and complete through step 6 which ends with "...click Finish". Make the default activity be called "StartActivity" (see below -- you will add two more).

Instructions

You will create a simple trivial quiz game Android app. The app will have 3 activities: StartActivity, QuestionActivity, and ScoreActivity that work together in the following way:

  • StartActivity
    • This is the title screen, so you should print your game's name and its author (you) here
    • There are two options: number of questions (either 5 or 10), and answer type (multiple choice vs. free response)
    • A button to start the game. This should start the QuestionActivity, with the option values added to the Intent as extras
    • A button to quit
  • QuestionActivity
    • Here you will progress through the number of questions indicated in the Intent that started the activity, and display them in the format chosen by the user
    • If the option is free response, the answers are not shown and the user must type a string into an EditText view
    • After each answer is given, use a Toast to tell the user if they are right or wrong, and go on to the next question
    • After the last question is answered, automatically start the ScoreActivity. Pass the total number of questions and the number of correct answers as extras in the Intent
  • ScoreActivity
    • Report the user's score and, based on their percentage correct, write an appropriate evaluation message (e.g., "Wow, 100%! You are smart!" or "Hmmm...you need to study more")
    • Have a button to take the user back to the StartActivity

You will need an external file to store at least 20 questions and 2-4 possible answers per question. This should be read by your program and turned into a data structure that QuestionActivity can easily use. The 5 or 10 questions that you present to the user for a given quiz should be randomly chosen from the overall pool.

You can make up these questions yourself or find them online. Here's a set I found that you can grab to save time.

Submission

Submit your entire project directory (code + resources) to Sakai.