Java version of Literature Quiz

57 Literature Quiz/java/src/LiteratureQuiz.java

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+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();
+    }
+}

57 Literature Quiz/java/src/LiteratureQuizGame.java

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+public class LiteratureQuizGame {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        LiteratureQuiz literatureQuiz = new LiteratureQuiz();
+        literatureQuiz.play();
+    }
+}