Multiple Choice questions

[Baldego]

I have created a multiple choice test for my students, but I am unable to figure out how to 'scramble' the questions (with the choices) so that students have adifferent order of questions.
can anyone help me, please with this Flash 8 question?
Thanks in advance
jdshipton@rogers.com

[iamdave]

It would be helpful to see your code, but the random function is what you want to use. If you had say, 10 questions you could write

var nextQuestion:Number = random(10);

This will generate a pseudo-random number between 0 and 9 and assign that value to nextQuestion. If you need all the questions displayed at once, or need to keep questions from repeating you could also set a property on the text object that would return true or false depending on whether or not that question had been placed in the list and then use if statements to select one that had not been.

[Baldego]

Here is the code that I have for the students' questions. What I want to be able to do is create a test in which each student when accessing the test will start with a different multiple choice question: scramble the order of the multiple choice questions. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
jdshipton@rogers.com

Start of code*************

QuoteAnswerArray = new Array(new Array(
"1. '\Disposition\', \'energy level\', \'intelligence\' and \'interests\' were some of the items used in the _______________ .",

"2. In the word \'bewildered\', the suffix is _____________ .",

"44. Upon becoming a Seven, Lily received _________________ .",

"45. Lily was __________ sister."

), new Array(
"Ceremony of Naming", "Ceremony of Assignments", "Ceremony of Spouses", "Ceremony of Releasing", "C",

"be-", "-ed", "-ered", "none of the above", "B",

"a back-buttoned jacket", "a front-buttoned jacket", "a zippered jacket", "new hair ribbons", "B",

"Jonas\'", "Jona's", "Jonas's", "none of the above", "C"

));

SWFArray = new Array(
);

score = 0;
i = [0][0];
k = [0][0];

quotation = QuoteAnswerArray [0][i] ;

currentURL = SWFArray[i];
loadMovie (currentURL, "_root.SWFLoader");
AnswerA = QuoteAnswerArray[1][k];
AnswerB = QuoteAnswerArray [1][k+1];
AnswerC = QuoteAnswerArray [1][k+2];
AnswerD = QuoteAnswerArray [1][k+3];
stop ();

if (answer==QuoteAnswerArray [1][k+4]) {
message ="YES! The Receiver is proud of you!";

sfx = new Sound();
sfx.setPan(900);
sfx.attachSound("clap");
sfx.start(0,1);

score = ++score;
} else {
message = "Wrong answer! Ask Jonas for help NOW!";

sfx = new Sound();
sfx.setPan(-900);
sfx.attachSound("boo");
sfx.start(0,1);
}
k = k+5;
i = ++i;
if (i==4) {
gotoAndPlay (4);
} else {
gotoAndPlay (2);
}

if (score==45) {
message = "Game over! You got " + score+ " / 45. CONGRATULATIONS! Are you the Reciever?"
} else if (score<45 && score >=40) {
message = "Game over! You got " + score+ " / 45 answers right. Are you working with the Giver?";
} else if (score<40 && score>=35) {
message = "Game over! You got " + score+ " / 45 answers right. Jonas is ready to help you.";
} else if (score<35 && score>=23) {
message = "Game over! You got " + score+ " / 45 answers right. Jonas wants you to study more.";
} else {
message = "Game over! You got " + score+ " / 45 answers right. You are about to be RELEASED!";
}
stop ();

Endo f code **************