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NancyBrooke
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 Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 9:09 am Post subject: Quizzes |
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Hey, having some fun with the quizzes (inspite of my sucking wind on some). Would it be possible to add what level of immersion is necessary for each? For example, I never would have attempted the "Quotes" quiz if I had known it would have so much Silm and HOMES info in it. It's been a long time since my only reading of the Silm and I've never attempted HOMES or Unfinished tales.
It would be helpful to know what quizzes one might be totally at sea in before choosing to attempt them. I couldn't even cheat!
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, and there's a misleading typo in the "Hobbit" quiz, the question about who gives them shelter after escaping from the goblins. Cost me my perfect score  |
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Andreth
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| Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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That is definitely a good suggestion, Nancy. Moralanqua made that quiz, so I'll have to let her go back and give some more detail in the description. We'll do that with all the quizzes, to let people know what it's going to include.
This is the first time I've written quizzes, and any suggestions to help improve this section will be most appreciated! That's why I told Rob I wanted to go ahead and open the section now, so that we could start getting some feedback and figure out what needed to be changed.
If there's something you like or don't like, types of quizzes you want to see, certain subjects for a quiz, critique, typos, anything - fire away. I will be happy to listen to anything you want to throw out there.
And for those who haven't noticed yet, the quiz section can be accessed by the '?' on the tool bar at the top of the page. Go commando and take the quizzes blind, or use references if you want - we can generally tell by the time it takes for a person to finish the quiz if they looked stuff up. Anything over about four or five minutes generally means the participant was stopping to look things up. But they're your quizzes and take them however you want! Just have fun and let us know what we can do to improve the section, either through a private message to Moralanqua or I, or you can use the webmail link at the bottom of the quiz page.
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Andreth
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| Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| NancyBrooke wrote: | | Oh, and there's a misleading typo in the "Hobbit" quiz, the question about who gives them shelter after escaping from the goblins. Cost me my perfect score |
I fixed it and deleted your attempt. Go back and take it again, and you'll get your well deserved 10 on that one. Thanks for pointing it out. |
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Varda
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Can anyone submit a quiz? And what is required to do so?
I could maybe do a quiz on the Valaquenta, interested?
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Andreth
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| Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Sure, send it either to myself or Moralanqua and we'll go over it. We have all the power in the quiz section....muuahhahaha. Well, excepting the omnipotent ones of course, that being Rob, Do and Scribe. |
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Viv
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| Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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Er... fnark! I got interrupted whilst in the middle of a quiz, so I shut down the window and came back later. Only now, my time is 36 minutes! Eep! How embarassing!
I know the timer is there for a purpose, and it shouldn't be changed, but Fair Warning to Everyone: If you shut down the window, the timer keeps going!!  |
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Ellbee
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| Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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I just found the quizzes, what fun! I love it, though the Timelines one kicked my butt. I may have to finish the Silm now, just so I can take more quizzes.
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Moralanqua
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:00 am Post subject: |
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Viv - we can reset your attempt so you can give it another go? Let us know.
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Viv
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| Moralanqua wrote: | | Viv - we can reset your attempt so you can give it another go? Let us know. |
Oh, no. It's fair this way. I just wanted folks to know about the timer.
By the way, you quiz admins: this is way too much fun! I even abandoned online Mah Jong last night in favor of Aragorn's Aliases. lol. Thanks much! (And thanks to Robbie too, 'cause I'm sure he got to set it up.) |
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BittenBuggy
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:46 am Post subject: |
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Yes, it is a LOT of fun. Though I thoroughly embarassed myself on the "Quotes" Quiz  1 outa 10
Still absolutly brilliant, thanks to Robbie, Moralanqua and Andreth!
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Moralanqua
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:54 am Post subject: |
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Im chuffed to bits that you guys are liking the quiz section! Robbie worked like a wee trooper getting it set up and Anna and I slaved over the differing individual quiz types. We hope you like the ranges (timelines and quotes, i made with the canon purists in mind!  )
Special Thanks to Scribe and DB too!
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Viv
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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What about a quiz about fic? There are several fics that most of us have read (and a quiz mentioning them might remind those few folks who haven't read that they oughta). Maybe take items from the Most Read page on here? Just a wild idea...
~who just started reading The Patient yesterday and can't imagine why I didn't read it sooner! ~ |
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Andreth
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| Varda wrote: | There should be a way to retake a quiz (obviously without the score being recorded).
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Nope, sorry. 'Twas specifically designed so no one could get back into it and take the quiz twice. You have access to the answers at the end of the quiz, so there's not much challenge in retaking it and everyone who did would have an unfair advantage. As to whether or not there's a way to abandon the effort mid-quiz before you get the answers, that's a question Mr. Rob will have to answer. He's trying to keep the setup of the quiz section fairly simple though, but it can't hurt to ask.
But like Mora said, if there's a problem, like Nancy's with the Hobbit test (which was my fault, sorry ) then we can reset it for you. |
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Andreth
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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Fnark? I'm almost afraid to ask...
I did the same thing on the first quiz I took. Rob sent me over to the fledgling section to take his general quiz and I didn't know there was a timer. I got up and piddled around, or turned around and watched my television show while I was taking the quiz and it ended up taking me like 20 minutes or something. Fortunately, my quiz results aren't there for everyone else to see. 
Considering your scores on the other quizzes, I don't think you have to worry about the timer on this one.
I'm ecstatic to hear you're enjoying the quizzes. Even giving up Mah jong for them???  But you have to thank Sindohte for the Aragorn quiz - she suggested it to me. |
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