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basic-computer-games/57_Literature_Quiz/java/src/LiteratureQuiz.java
Chris Reuter d26dbf036a Removed spaces from top-level directory names.
Spaces tend to cause annoyances in a Unix-style shell environment.
This change fixes that.
2021-11-21 18:30:21 -05:00

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Java

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Scanner;
/**
* Game of Literature Quiz
* <p>
* Based on the Basic game of Literature Quiz here
* https://github.com/coding-horror/basic-computer-games/blob/main/57%20Literature%20Quiz/litquiz.bas
* <p>
* Note: The idea was to create a version of the 1970's Basic game in Java, without introducing
* new features - no additional text, error checking, etc has been added.
*/
public class LiteratureQuiz {
// Used for keyboard input
private final Scanner kbScanner;
private enum GAME_STATE {
STARTUP,
QUESTIONS,
RESULTS,
GAME_OVER
}
// Current game state
private GAME_STATE gameState;
// Players correct answers
private int correctAnswers;
public LiteratureQuiz() {
gameState = GAME_STATE.STARTUP;
// Initialise kb scanner
kbScanner = new Scanner(System.in);
}
/**
* Main game loop
*/
public void play() {
do {
switch (gameState) {
// Show an introduction the first time the game is played.
case STARTUP:
intro();
correctAnswers = 0;
gameState = GAME_STATE.QUESTIONS;
break;
// Ask the player four questions
case QUESTIONS:
// Question 1
System.out.println("IN PINOCCHIO, WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE CAT");
int question1Answer = displayTextAndGetNumber("1)TIGGER, 2)CICERO, 3)FIGARO, 4)GUIPETTO ? ");
if (question1Answer == 3) {
System.out.println("VERY GOOD! HERE'S ANOTHER.");
correctAnswers++;
} else {
System.out.println("SORRY...FIGARO WAS HIS NAME.");
}
System.out.println();
// Question 2
System.out.println("FROM WHOSE GARDEN DID BUGS BUNNY STEAL THE CARROTS?");
int question2Answer = displayTextAndGetNumber("1)MR. NIXON'S, 2)ELMER FUDD'S, 3)CLEM JUDD'S, 4)STROMBOLI'S ? ");
if (question2Answer == 2) {
System.out.println("PRETTY GOOD!");
correctAnswers++;
} else {
System.out.println("TOO BAD...IT WAS ELMER FUDD'S GARDEN.");
}
System.out.println();
// Question 3
System.out.println("IN THE WIZARD OF OS, DOROTHY'S DOG WAS NAMED");
int question3Answer = displayTextAndGetNumber("1)CICERO, 2)TRIXIA, 3)KING, 4)TOTO ? ");
if (question3Answer == 4) {
System.out.println("YEA! YOU'RE A REAL LITERATURE GIANT.");
correctAnswers++;
} else {
System.out.println("BACK TO THE BOOKS,...TOTO WAS HIS NAME.");
}
System.out.println();
// Question 4
System.out.println("WHO WAS THE FAIR MAIDEN WHO ATE THE POISON APPLE");
int question4Answer = displayTextAndGetNumber("1)SLEEPING BEAUTY, 2)CINDERELLA, 3)SNOW WHITE, 4)WENDY ? ");
if (question4Answer == 3) {
System.out.println("GOOD MEMORY!");
correctAnswers++;
} else {
System.out.println("OH, COME ON NOW...IT WAS SNOW WHITE.");
}
System.out.println();
gameState = GAME_STATE.RESULTS;
break;
// How did the player do?
case RESULTS:
if (correctAnswers == 4) {
// All correct
System.out.println("WOW! THAT'S SUPER! YOU REALLY KNOW YOUR NURSERY");
System.out.println("YOUR NEXT QUIZ WILL BE ON 2ND CENTURY CHINESE");
System.out.println("LITERATURE (HA, HA, HA)");
// one or none correct
} else if (correctAnswers < 2) {
System.out.println("UGH. THAT WAS DEFINITELY NOT TOO SWIFT. BACK TO");
System.out.println("NURSERY SCHOOL FOR YOU, MY FRIEND.");
// two or three correct
} else {
System.out.println("NOT BAD, BUT YOU MIGHT SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME");
System.out.println("READING THE NURSERY GREATS.");
}
gameState = GAME_STATE.GAME_OVER;
break;
}
} while (gameState != GAME_STATE.GAME_OVER);
}
public void intro() {
System.out.println(simulateTabs(25) + "LITERATURE QUIZ");
System.out.println(simulateTabs(15) + "CREATIVE COMPUTING MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY");
System.out.println();
System.out.println("LITERATURE QUIZ");
System.out.println("CREATIVE COMPUTING MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY");
System.out.println();
System.out.println("TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE.");
System.out.println("THIS IS A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUIZ.");
System.out.println("TYPE A 1, 2, 3, OR 4 AFTER THE QUESTION MARK.");
System.out.println();
System.out.println("GOOD LUCK!");
System.out.println();
}
/**
* Simulate the old basic tab(xx) command which indented text by xx spaces.
*
* @param spaces number of spaces required
* @return String with number of spaces
*/
private String simulateTabs(int spaces) {
char[] spacesTemp = new char[spaces];
Arrays.fill(spacesTemp, ' ');
return new String(spacesTemp);
}
/*
* Print a message on the screen, then accept input from Keyboard.
* Converts input to an Integer
*
* @param text message to be displayed on screen.
* @return what was typed by the player.
*/
private int displayTextAndGetNumber(String text) {
return Integer.parseInt(displayTextAndGetInput(text));
}
/*
* Print a message on the screen, then accept input from Keyboard.
*
* @param text message to be displayed on screen.
* @return what was typed by the player.
*/
private String displayTextAndGetInput(String text) {
System.out.print(text);
return kbScanner.next();
}
}