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- NEW INTERFACE FOR MATCHING QUESTIONS
- A new interface for answering matching questions has been
- installed.
- The new scheme first prints the question, then prompts with
- "Match "; at this point, the user should type in one of the choices from
- column a (1. Mumble foo, for example); ctrl-F will, as usual, list all of
- the available choices. If the user types <esc>, the lowest-numbered
- choice which has not yet been answered will be selected. When all
- choices have been answered, the default is to finish with the question;
- therefore, by always answering <esc> to this, you will proceed through
- column A in order. When the choice has been completed, TRIVIA will
- prompt with "with ", whereupon the user should, as in the old scheme,
- enter something from column b. It is possible to provide an answer for
- one of the choices from column a several times, thus making it quite
- convenient to change answers; it is also possible to not provide answers
- for items from column a. To assist the user in determining which items
- he has provided answers for, ctrl-F for column a will mark those which
- have been answered with a "+". When all has been answered satisfactorily,
- answer <cr> to the match prompt.
- HINTS
- On long answer questions, the author will be asked for a "hint"
- immediately after giving the question. If one is given, he will then
- be asked what fraction of the total question value the question will be
- worth if it is answered after seeing the hint. He is then asked for
- another hint, and so on. When answering such questions, TRIVIA
- indicates if there is a hint remaining, and how much the question will
- be worth if answered after the hint is seen. When you give up on a
- question which has hints, TRIVIA will display the hint and ask again,
- until there are no more hints.
- Other changes
- Teleconferencing has been reinstated. However, immediate
- reading (formerly a switch) is not available. It may be at some time in
- the future, but will never be as immediate as it formerly was. Also,
- the new.match switch has been flushed, since the new match interface has
- been installed as the only match interface.
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