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Now 'correct' answer is just index of 'choices'. This removes strings…
nadranaj Jun 18, 2015
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Correct answer is an index
nadranaj Jun 18, 2015
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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var quiz = [
"Albert Einstein",
"Ralph Waldo Emmerson"
],
"correct" : "Albert Einstein",
"correct" : "2",
"explanation" : "Albert Einstein drafted the special theory of relativity in 1905.",
},
{
Expand All @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var quiz = [
"Benjamin Franklin",
"Abraham Lincoln"
],
"correct" : "Thomas Jefferson",
"correct" : "0",
"explanation" : "The two dollar bill is seldom seen in circulation. As a result, some businesses are confused when presented with the note.",
},
{
Expand All @@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ var quiz = [
"American Civil War began",
"Declaration of Independence"
],
"correct" : "American Civil War began",
"correct" : "2",
"explanation" : "South Carolina came under attack when Confederate soldiers attacked Fort Sumter. The war lasted until April 9th 1865.",
},

];
```

It's important that the correct answer match one of the choices _exactly_.
Correct is the index from list of 'choices'. Index starts from 0.

Images are optional, but you should keep the empty quotes. Every item must be proceeded by a comma except for the last item in a set.

Expand All @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ To add an additional question, copy the entire curly bracket block:
"American Civil War began",
"Declaration of Independence"
],
"correct" : "American Civil War began",
"correct" : "2",
"explanation" : "South Carolina came under attack when Confederate soldiers attacked Fort Sumter. The war lasted until April 9th 1865.",
},
```
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9 changes: 5 additions & 4 deletions quiz.html
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Expand Up @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
"Albert Einstein",
"Ralph Waldo Emmerson"
],
"correct" : "Albert Einstein",
"correct" : "2",
"explanation" : "Albert Einstein drafted the special theory of relativity in 1905.",
},
{
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"Benjamin Franklin",
"Abraham Lincoln"
],
"correct" : "Thomas Jefferson",
"correct" : "0",
"explanation" : "The two dollar bill is seldom seen in circulation. As a result, some businesses are confused when presented with the note.",
},
{
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"American Civil War began",
"Declaration of Independence"
],
"correct" : "American Civil War began",
"correct" : "2",
"explanation" : "South Carolina came under attack when Confederate soldiers attacked Fort Sumter. The war lasted until April 9th 1865.",
},

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* @param {choice} number The li zero-based index of the choice picked
*/
function processQuestion(choice){
if(quiz[currentquestion]['choices'][choice] == quiz[currentquestion]['correct']){
correctanswer = quiz[currentquestion]['correct'];
if(quiz[currentquestion]['choices'][choice] == quiz[currentquestion]['choices'][correctanswer]){
$('.choice').eq(choice).css({'background-color':'#50D943'});
$('#explanation').html('<strong>Correct!</strong> ' + htmlEncode(quiz[currentquestion]['explanation']));
score++;
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