1.

What programming language is used in this book?

A. C

2.

What is the name of the free multi-platform game library used in this book?

C. Allegro

3.

What compiler can you use to compile the programs in this book?

D. All of the above

4.

Which operating system does Allegro support?

D. All of the above

5.

Which of the following is a popular strategy game for the PC?

C. Civilization IV

6.

What is the most important factor to consider when working on a game?

C. Gameplay

7.

What is the name of the free open-source IDE/compiler included on the CD-ROM?

B. Dev-C++

8.

What is the name of the most popular game development library in the world?

C. DirectX

9.

Which of the following books discusses the gaming culture of the late 1980s and early 1990s, with strong emphasis on the exploits of id Software?

A. Masters of Doom

10.

According to the author, which of the following is one of the best games made in the 1980s?

D. Starflight

1.

What version of Allegro are we using here?

C. 4.2

2.

GNU is an acronym for which of the following phrases?

A. GNU is Not Unix

3.

What is the primary website for Dev-C++?

B. http://www.bloodshed.net

4.

What is the name of the compiler used by Dev-Pascal?

A. GNU Pascal

5.

What version of Dev-C++ are we using in this book?

C. 5.0

6.

Which version of Visual C++ are we focusing primarily on in this book?

C. 7.1 (2003)

7.

What distinctive feature of Dev-C++ sets it apart from commercial development tools?

D. All of the above

8.

What is the name of the game programming library featured in this chapter?

D. Allegro

9.

What function must be called before you use the Allegro library?

C. allegro_init()

10.

What statement must be included at the end of main() in an Allegro program?

B. END_OF_MAIN()

1.

What is the term used to describe line-based graphics?

A. Vector

2.

What does CRT stand for?

C. Cathode Ray Tube

3.

What describes a function that draws a simple geometric shape, such as a point, line, rectangle, or circle?

B. Graphics Primitive

4.

How many polygons does the typical 3D accelerator chip process at a time?

C. 1

5.

What is comprised of three small streams of electrons of varying shades of red, green, and blue?

D. Pixel

6.

What function is used to create a custom 24- or 32-bit color?

A. makecol

7.

What function is used to draw filled rectangles?

D. rectfill

8.

Which of the following is the correct definition of the circle function?

A. void circle(BITMAP *bmp, int x, int y, int radius, int color);

9.

What function draws a set of curves based on a set of four input points stored in an array?

C. spline

10.

Which text output function draws a formatted string with justification?

D. textprintf_justify

1.

What is the primary graphics drawing function used to draw the tanks in Tank War?

A. rectfill

2.

What function in Tank War sets up a bullet to fire it in the direction of the tank?

C. fireweapon

3.

What function in Tank War updates the position and draws each projectile?

D. updatebullet

4.

What is the name of the organization that produced GCC?

A. Free Software Foundation

5.

How many players are supported in Tank War at the same time?

B. 2

6.

What is the technical terminology for handling two objects that crash in the game?

C. Collision detection

7.

What function in Tank War keeps the tanks from colliding with other objects?

B. clearpath

8.

Which function in Tank War helps to find out whether a point on the screen is black?

A. getpixel

9.

What is the standard constant used to run Allegro in windowed mode?

D. GFX_AUTODETECT_WINDOWED

10.

What function in Allegro is used to slow the game down?

C. rest

1.

Which function is used to initialize the keyboard handler?

B. install_keyboard

2.

What does ANSI stand for?

C. American National Standards Institute

3.

What is the name of the array containing keyboard scan codes?

A. key

4.

Where is the real stargate located?

C. Colorado Springs, Colorado

5.

Which function provides buffered keyboard input?

C. readkey

6.

Which function is used to initialize the mouse handler?

A. install_mouse

7.

Which values or functions are used to read the mouse position?

A. mouse_x and mouse_y

8.

Which function is used to read the mouse x and y mickeys for relative motion?

D. get_mouse_mickeys

9.

What is the name of the main JOYSTICK_INFO array?

B. joy

10.

Which struct contains joystick button data?

C. JOYSTICK_BUTTON_INFO

1.

What is the name of the function that initializes the Allegro sound system?

A. install_sound

2.

Which function can you use to play a sound effect in your own games?

C. play_sample

3.

What is the name of the function that specifically loads a RIFF WAV file?

B. load_wav

4.

Which function can be used to change the frequency, volume, panning, and looping properties of a sample?

D. adjust_sample

5.

What function would you use to shut down the Allegro sound system?

B. remove_sound

6.

Which function provides the ability to change the overall volume of sound output?

A. set_volume

7.

What is the name of the function used to stop playback of a sample?

D. stop_sample

8.

Within what range must a panning value remain?

D. 0 to 255

9.

What parameter should you pass to install_sound to initialize the standard digital sound driver?

C. DIGI_AUTODETECT

10.

What is the name of the function that plays a sample through the sound mixer?

B. play_sample

1.

What does “blit” stand for?

B. Bit-block transfer

2.

What is a DHD?

C. Dial home device

3.

How many pixels are there in an 800 × 600 screen?

A. 480,000

4.

What is the name of the object used to hold a bitmap in memory?

D. BITMAP

5.

Allegorically speaking, why is it important to destroy bitmaps after you're done using them?

C. Because the trash will pile up over time.

6.

Which Allegro function has the potential to create a black hole if used improperly?

A. acquire_bitmap

7.

What types of graphics files are supported by Allegro?

B. BMP, PCX, LBM, and TGA

8.

What function is used to draw a scaled bitmap?

B. stretch_blit

9.

Why would you want to lock the screen while drawing on it?

A. If it's not locked, Allegro will lock and unlock the screen for every draw.

10.

What is the name of the game you've been developing in this book?

D. Tank War

1.

What is the term given to a small image that is moved around on the screen?

B. Sprite

2.

Which function draws a sprite?

A. draw_sprite

3.

What is the term for drawing all but a certain color of pixel from one bitmap to another?

C. Transparency

4.

Which function draws a scaled sprite?

A. stretch_sprite

5.

Which function draws a vertically flipped sprite?

B. draw_sprite_v_flip

6.

Which function draws a rotated sprite?

D. rotate_sprite

7.

Which function draws a sprite with both rotation and scaling?

B. rotate_scaled_sprite

8.

What function draws a pivoted sprite?

C. pivot_sprite

9.

Which function draws a pivoted sprite with scaling and vertical flip?

A. pivot_scaled_sprite_v_flip

10.

Which function draws a sprite with translucency (alpha blending)?

B. draw_trans_sprite

1.

Which function draws a standard sprite?

C. draw_sprite

2.

What is a frame in the context of sprite animation?

A. A single image in the animation sequence

3.

What is the purpose of a sprite handler?

A. To provide a consistent way to animate and manipulate many sprites on the screen

4.

What is a struct element?

D. A variable in a structure

5.

Which term describes a single frame of an animation sequence stored in an image file?

B. Tile

6.

Which Allegro function is used frequently to erase a sprite?

A. rectfill

7.

Which term describes a reusable activity for a sprite that is important in a game?

D. Behavior

8.

What is the name of the new function that draws an animation frame to the screen?

B. drawframe

9.

Which term best describes an image filled with rows and columns of small sprite images?

C. sprite sheet

10.

How does a sprite struct improve the source code of a game?

A. Reduces global variable use

1.

What function will convert a normal bitmap in memory into a compressed RLE sprite?

B. get_rle_sprite

2.

What function will draw a compressed RLE sprite?

C. draw_rle_sprite

3.

What function converts a normal bitmap into a compiled sprite?

D. get_compiled_sprite

4.

What is the name of the function presented in this chapter for performing bounding-rectangle collision testing?

A. collided

5.

What is the name of the function in the sprite class presented in this chapter that draws a single frame of an animation sequence?

C. drawframe

6.

What is the name of the function that calculates angular velocity for X?

D. calcAngleMoveX

7.

What mathematical function is called on to calculate the angular velocity for Y?

A. sine

8.

Which function converts a normal sprite into a run-length encoded sprite?

B. get_rle_sprite

9.

Which function draws a compiled sprite to a destination bitmap?

C. draw_compiled_sprite

10.

What is the easiest (and most efficient) way to detect sprite collisions?

A. Bounding rectangle intersection

1.

Why is it important to use a timer in a game?

A. To maintain a consistent frame rate

2.

Which Allegro timer function slows down the program using a callback function?

D. rest_callback

3.

What is the name of the function used to initialize the Allegro timer?

B. install_timer

4.

What is the name of the function that creates a new interrupt handler?

D. install_int

5.

What variable declaration keyword should be used with interrupt variables?

C. volatile

6.

What function must you call during program startup to initialize the timer system?

C. install_timer

7.

What is the name of the function that provides a callback function for slowing down the program?

A. rest_callback

8.

Which function should you use to slow down the game, causing the program to pause for a certain number of milliseconds?

C. rest

9.

What function must you call to prepare a variable for use within an interrupt callback routine?

B. LOCK_VARIABLE

10.

What function must you call to prepare a function for use as an interrupt callback?

D. LOCK_FUNCTION

1.

Does Allegro provide support for background scrolling?

A. Yes, but the functionality is obsolete.

2.

What does a scroll window show?

A. A small part of a larger game world.

3.

Which of the programs in this chapter demonstrated bitmap scrolling for the first time?

C. ScrollScreen

4.

Why should a scrolling background be designed?

D. To achieve the goals of the game.

5.

Which process uses an array of images to construct the background as it is displayed?

C. Tiling

6.

What is the best way to create a tile map of the game world?

A. By using a map editor.

7.

What type of object comprises a typical tile map?

C. Numbers

8.

What was the size of the virtual background in the GameWorld program?

A. 800 × 800

9.

How many virtual backgrounds are used in the new version of Tank War?

B. 1

10.

How many scrolling windows are used in the new Tank War?

C. 2

1.

What is the home site for Mappy?

C. http://www.tilemap.co.uk

2.

What kind of information is stored in a map file?

A. Data that represent the tiles comprising a game world

3.

What name is given to the graphic images that make up a Mappy level?

D. Tiles

4.

What is the default extension of a Mappy file?

C. FMP

5.

Where does Mappy store the saved tile images?

B. Inside the map file

6.

What is one example of a retail game that uses Mappy levels?

B. Hyperspace Delivery Boy

7.

What is the recommended format for an exported Mappy level?

D. Text map data

8.

Which macro in Mappy fills a map with a specified tile?

A. Solid Rectangle

9.

How much does a licensed copy of Mappy cost?

D. It's free!

10.

What scripting language does Mappy support?

B. LUA

1.

What is the name of the map editor we've been using in this chapter?

C. Mappy

2.

What is the name of the function used to load a level/map file?

A. MapLoad

3.

What is the name of the helper library used in this chapter to load game levels/maps?

B. MappyAL

4.

What function would you use to draw the foreground layer of a map?

D. MapDrawFG

5.

What is the name of the global variable containing the width of a tile map?

B. mapwidth

6.

What function is used to draw the background layer of a map?

B. MapDrawBG

7.

What function returns the tile number at a specified x, y position on the map?

C. MapGetBlockID

8.

What is the name of the global variable containing the height value of tiles contained in the map file that has been loaded?

C. mapblockheight

9.

What function should you call before ending the program to free the memory used by map data?

A. MapFreeMem

10.

Which MappyAL library function loads a Mappy file?

A. MapLoad

1.

In which game genre does the vertical shooter belong?

A. Shoot-em-up

2.

What is the name of the support library used as the vertical scroller engine?

C. MappyAL

3.

What are the virtual pixel dimensions of the levels in Warbirds Pacifica?

D. 640 × 48,000

4.

What is the name of the level-editing program used to create the first level of Warbirds Pacifica?

B. Mappy

5.

How many tiles comprise a level in Warbirds Pacifica?

A. 30,000

6.

Which of the following games is a vertical scrolling shooter?

B. Mars Matrix

7.

Who created the artwork featured in this chapter?

C. Ari Feldman

8.

Which MappyAL function loads a map file?

B. MapLoad

9.

Which MappyAL function removes a map from memory?

D. MapFreeMem

10.

Which classic arcade game inspired Warbirds Pacifica?

C. 1942

1.

Which term is often used to describe a horizontal-scrolling game with a walking character?

B. Platform

2.

What is the name of the map-editing tool you have used in the last several chapters?

A. Mappy

3.

What is the identifier for the Mappy block property representing the background?

A. BG1

4.

What is the identifier for the Mappy block property representing the first foreground layer?

A. FG1

5.

Which dialog box allows the editing of tile properties in Mappy?

D. Block Properties

6.

Which menu item brings up the Range Alter Block Properties dialog?

B. Range Edit Blocks

7.

What is the name of the MappyAL struct that contains information about tile blocks?

C. BLKSTR

8.

What MappyAL function returns a pointer to a block specified by the (x,y) parameters?

A. MapGetBlock

9.

What is the name of the function that draws the map's background?

A. MapDrawBG

10.

Which MappyAL block struct member was used to detect collisions in the sample program?

C. tl

1.

What is the best way to get started creating a new game?

D. Play other games to engender some inspiration.

2.

What types of games are full of creativity and interesting technology that PC gamers often fail to notice?

A. Console games

3.

What phrase best describes the additional features and extras in a game?

C. Bells and whistles

4.

What is usually the most complicated core component of a game, also called the graphics renderer?

D. The game engine

5.

What is the name of an initial demonstration of a game that presents the basic game play elements before the actual game has been completed?

B. Prototype

6.

What is the name of the document that contains the blueprints for a game?

C. Design document

7.

What are the two types of game designs presented in this chapter?

A. Mini and complete

8.

What does NPC stand for?

D. Non-Player Character

9.

What are the chances of a newcomer finding a job as a full-time game programmer or designer?

D. Negligible

10.

What is the most important aspect of game development?

A. Design

1.

What is the shorthand term for an Allegro data file?

B. datfile

2.

What compression algorithm does Allegro use for compressed data files?

A. LZSS

3.

What is the command-line program that is used to manage Allegro data files?

D. dat.exe

4.

What is the Allegro data file object struct called?

B. DATAFILE

5.

What function is used to load a data file into memory?

D. load_datafile

6.

What is the data type format shortcut string for bitmap files?

C. BMP

7.

What is the data type constant for wave files, defined by Allegro for use in reading data files?

C. DAT_SAMPLE

8.

What is the dat option to specify the type of file being added to the data file?

A. -t <type>

9.

What is the dat option to specify the color depth of a bitmap file being added to the data file?

C. -bpp <depth>

10.

What function loads an individual object from a data file?

D. load_datafile_object

1.

Which company developed the FLI/FLC file format?

A. Autodesk

2.

Which product first used the FLI format?

C. Animator

3.

Which product premiered the more advanced FLC format?

A. Animator Pro

4.

What is the common acronym used to describe both FLI and FLC files?

D. FLIC

5.

Which function plays an FLIC file directly?

A. play_fli

6.

How many FLIC files can be played back at a time by Allegro?

A. 1

7.

Which function loads a FLIC file for low-level playback?

C. open_fli

8.

Which function moves the animation to the next frame in an FLIC file?

A. next_fli_frame

9.

What is the name of the variable used to set the timing of FLIC playback?

D. fli_timer

10.

What is the name of the variable that contains the bitmap of the current FLIC frame?

B. fli_bitmap

1.

Which of the following is not one of the three deterministic algorithms covered in this chapter?

C. Conditions

2.

Can fuzzy matrices be used without multiplying the input memberships? Why or why not?

A. No, it is absolutely necessary to multiply the input memberships.

3.

Which type of system solves problems that are usually solved by specialized humans?

A. Expert system

4.

Which type of intelligence system is based on an expert system, but is capable of determining fractions of complete answers?

B. Fuzzy logic

5.

Which type of intelligence system uses a method of computing solutions for a hereditary logic problem?

C. Genetic algorithm

6.

Which type of intelligence system solves problems by imitating the workings of a brain?

D. Neural network

7.

Which of the following uses predetermined behaviors of objects in relation to the universe problem?

B. Deterministic algorithm

8.

Which type of deterministic algorithm “fakes” intelligence?

C. Random motion

9.

Which type of deterministic algorithm will cause one object to follow another?

A. Tracking

10.

Which type of deterministic algorithm follows preset templates?

D. Patterns

1.

What library did we use in this chapter to work with multi-threading?

B. pthread

2.

Which company maintains the multi-threading library for Windows systems used in this chapter?

A. Red Hat

3.

Which function will terminate a thread?

C. pthread_exit

4.

What type of parameter does a thread callback function require?

B. void *data

5.

What is the most common method of keeping a thread running inside a thread callback function?

D. while loop

6.

What is a process that runs within the memory space of a single program but is executed separately from that program?

C. Thread

7.

What helps protect data by locking it inside a single thread, preventing that data from being used by another thread until it is unlocked?

A. Mutex

8.

What does pthread stand for?

C. POSIX Thread

9.

What is the name of the function used to create a new thread?

B. pthread_create

10.

What is the name of the function that locks a mutex?

D. pthread_mutex_lock

1.

What is the first step you must take before attempting to get your game published?

A. Evaluate the game.

2.

What is the most important question to consider in a game before seeking a publisher?

C. Is it graphically attractive?

3.

What is the second most important aspect of a game?

B. Sound

4.

What is an important factor of gameplay, in the sense of a beginning, middle, and ending, that must be considered?

D. Continuity

5.

What adjective best describes a best-selling game?

D. Addictive

6.

What is an NDA?

C. Non-Disclosure Agreement

7.

What is a software bug?

A. An error in the source code

8.

What term describes a significant date in the development process?

B. Milestone

9.

Who created the game Smugglers 2?

A. Niels Bauer

10.

For whom should you create a game for the purpose of entertainment?

A. Yourself