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- SCRIPTURE QUEST
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- PURPOSE:
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- "Scripture Quest" is an interactive Bible study game that
- boasts over 3000 questions gleaned from the Old and New
- Testaments. It is an in-depth program, and challenges the
- user to learn more about the Scriptures.
-
- "Scripture Quest" was written for the purpose of testing one's
- knowledge of the Bible. Questions dealing with Bible word
- meanings, doctrines, prophecies, commandments, history, bio-
- graphy, and geography are some of the types of questions that
- will be found within this program.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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- Any IBM PC or true compatible with 360K RAM (or above) and
- using DOS 3.0 and above will run "Scripture Quest". The program
- requires one disk drive and will work with both monochrome and
- color monitors. Although not necessary, mice are supported.
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- LOADING THE PROGRAM:
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- Insert the "Scripture Quest" diskette into a drive. Set your
- working drive to the same drive at which the diskette is
- located. Then to load the program simply type: SQ then press
- <ENTER>. The program will load automatically. You will first
- be greeted with two title screens. After this enter the
- number of participants playing (maximum 9), followed by their
- names (maximum 13 characters). If users with monochrome
- monitors encounter display problems with this program, then
- load the program with parameter: SQ /MONO For laptop users,
- sometimes the highlighted marker bar is not visible on certain
- machines, try loading the program: SQ /LAPTOP
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- ANSWERING QUESTIONS:
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- "Scripture Quest" has available over 1600 different Bible
- questions. These questions will be selected at random by your
- computer. The user does, however, have the choice of deter-
- mining the general category from which these questions will
- be chosen. Your choices are either Old Testament, New Tes-
- tament, or Both Testaments.
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- PLAY OPTIONS:
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- The user(s) also has the option of playing against the clock.
- When playing against the clock, the longer it takes to select
- the correct answer the fewer points awarded will be. The
- quicker the correct response, the higher the points. Double
- bonus points will be awarded if the user selects the correct
- answer while a string of hearts appear on the top line of the
- screen.
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- If the user wishes to limit the number of questions attempted
- per session, then add the following command line parameter when
- you begin "Scripture Quest":
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- SQ /STOPAT=##
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- ...where "##" is replaced with a number which when reached will
- AUTOMATICALLY display the "Top Ten" scoreboard and end the
- program. Or the user can stop the program after a certain
- number of minutes have elapsed since the beginning of the
- program by using:
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- SQ /TIMEOUT=##
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- ...where "##" is replaced with the number of minutes. For
- instance, "/TIMEOUT=15" will cause "Scripture Quest" to
- terminate after 15 minutes of play have elapsed.
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- Printouts of the questions viewed can be obtained by selecting
- the appropriate printout option. There are two printout op-
- tions: 1) All questions/answers will be printed, and 2) Only
- incorrect questions/answers will be printed. After every 10
- questions the correct answers (along with references) will be
- printed on a separate page.
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- TO EXIT THE PROGRAM:
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- To exit the program press the <ESC> key when the message "[ESC]
- FOR OPTIONS" appears. A list of options (including "Exit
- Scripture Quest") can be chosen. The opportunity to change
- question categories, printout status, number and names of play-
- ers, redisplay/repeat questions, and clock play is also of-
- fered at this time. An <ESC> key here will return the user(s)
- back to the program where they had left off. If the user(s)
- decided to quit, then a chart of the top ten scores will be
- displayed and updated on the screen. To return to DOS, press
- any key.
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- TOP TEN SCORES:
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- "Scripture Quest" will record the ten highest scores and save
- this data to the disk. Since this routine must write to the
- disk, the disk must NOT be write protected.
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- The default sort index for the "Top Ten" scoreboard is based
- upon the POINTS category. Users with the highest POINTS are
- placed at the top of the scoreboard. For those who would like
- to have the "Top Ten" scoreboard sort based upon the highest
- PERCENTAGE of correct answers, then add the following parameter
- to the command line when starting "Scripture Quest":
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- SQ /SORT=PCT
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- DISCLAIMER:
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- We shall not assume any direct or indirect responsibility for
- losses incurred from the use of "Scripture Quest." This pro-
- gram is offered "as-is" with no guarantees attached. Unless
- the user obtained this copy of "Scripture Quest" from the
- author direct, we will not be responsible for the performance
- of this program. Considering the methods by which shareware/
- public domain software is distributed, any number of things
- can happen to the integrity of the program or files on this
- disk. If your copy of "Scripture Quest" does not work and you
- obtained it from a source other than the author, we are not
- obligated to provide you with a working copy. Contact the
- source where you obtained this disk, or submit the registra-
- tion form to us for a fully functional copy.
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- DISTRIBUTION GUIDELINES:
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- "Scripture Quest" is copyrighted shareware software. It is
- NOT public domain. If you find this program useful, please
- register your copy. If you do not find this program useful,
- then pass this disk on to a friend. INDIVIDUAL users are
- permitted to make copies of this disk and pass them on ONLY
- IF ALL of the following conditions are met:
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- 1) No changes or alterations are to be made to "Scripture
- Quest" - this includes ALL related files on this disk.
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- 2) No one may sell "Scripture Quest" as a REGISTERED version.
-
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- The unregistered, shareware version can be distributed by
- BBS's as long as NO FILES ARE DELETED from the original group
- of files (see VENDINFO.DIZ for original .ZIP contents).
- Shareware vendors are permitted to charge a small fee, not
- exceeding $5.00, in exchange for their services in providing
- evaluation copies to others. CD-ROM publishers are permitted
- to include QUESTIONS FROM THE BIBLE in any compilations as
- long as the .EXE file date stamp is less than 2 years old.
- BBS Sysops may likewise distribute this program under the
- above conditions.
-
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- OTHER AVAILABLE SOFTWARE:
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- "Scripture Quest" is just one of our many software products.
- If you are interested in other programs written by the program
- author, a catalog is available. Most of our programs are
- family or Bible oriented and very affordable. Mail a legal
- size #10 self-addressed envelope and enclose 4 U.S. first
- class postage stamps (do NOT affix or stick them on the
- envelope) to the author below. You can ignore this request
- for stamps and envelopes IF YOU ARE REGISTERING the program at
- the same time. Simply ask for a catalog - free to registrants.
- Canadian and overseas inquirers, ask your postmaster for 3
- international postal coupons instead of U.S. stamps. Write to
- learn more about these programs:
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- A BIBLE COMPANION - An aid to reading and understanding The
- Bible. Some of its features include 1) a daily reading plan,
- 2) Bible word dictionary, 3) Maps of the Bible, and 4)
- illustrated charts.
-
- FRONTLETS - An attractive VGA screen saver with a Bible theme.
- A different verse appears every 10 seconds in LARGE
- hi-resolution graphics. Sure to draw attention. Available for
- either DOS or Windows.
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- GOSPEL PARALLELS - All 4 gospels appear on screen side by side
- for reading, scrolling, word search and studying. Includes
- notepad, chronological index & instant parallel passage
- displays.
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- ISRAEL - THE LAND OF PROMISE - A graphic presentation of an
- important Bible theme that guides the user from to Genesis to
- Acts, using maps, pictures and text.
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- KJVocabulary - A King James Bible quiz. Is the King James
- Version full of hard archaic words? Through a quiz-like
- environment you can learn the meaning of all those tough Bible
- words, like "concupiscence" and "anon". Also features a handy
- dictionary, and printouts. Fun & interesting way to increase
- one's knowledge of the Bible.
-
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- BIBLE CROSSWORD PUZZLES - Solve electronic crossword puzzles
- on your computer. All the puzzles have a Bible theme and tests
- your knowledge of the Bible. Answer peek, and save/retrieve
- your work options featured.
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- THE GRAPE VINE - An attractive graphic game where you work
- letter by letter uncovering hidden Bible phrases. Similar to
- the word games such as "Hangman" & "Wheel of Fortune".
- Requires concentration & skill.
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- THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON - Tests and increases one's knowledge
- of the Old Testament book of Proverbs. Features 2 different
- interactive quizzes that challenge your memory, & numerous
- textual commentaries (resource notes). Includes the complete
- text to all 31 chapters for easy viewing.
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- HEBREW FLASHCARDS - For the beginning student desiring to
- learn the Hebrew language. Word definitions, English
- transliterations, and interactive on-screen quizzes are
- available.
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- ACTS OF THE APOSTLES - An interactive Bible atlas and quiz
- based on the New Testament book of Acts. Visually follow the
- journeys of the 1st century apostles as you read each chapter
- on the screen. Maps can be printed out. Includes a quiz with
- many questions pertaining to the book of Acts.
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- PARABLES OF THE MESSIAH - A hypertext document that focuses on
- the parables of Jesus, through poetry and commentary notes.
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- You can also obtain free, evaluation copies of the programs
- above from our 24-hour BBS, or on the Internet. Point your
- World Wide Web browser to:
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- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/softword/
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- CLOSING COMMENTS:
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- We hope that you find "Scripture Quest" a useful tool in in-
- creasing your knowledge of the Scriptures.
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- We welcome all feedback. Drop us a note if you have any sug-
- gestions to improve the program, or if you find any bugs, or
- possible errors in questions, misspelled words, etc.
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- TO CONTACT THE AUTHOR:
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- Philip Kapusta 406 Monroe Avenue Falmouth, Va. 22405 U.S.A.
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- EMAIL:
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- Internet address: 74170.3550@compuserve.com
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- Or if you have a modem, leave an electronic mail message to
- "SYSOP" at The Mustard Seed BBS. Dial 540 372-9680 (N-8-1) 24
- hours a day (supports 1200-38400 baud).
-
- The Mustard Seed is our BBS, available 24 hours a day, and
- contains hundreds of Bible, religious, home schooling and
- educational files. You are welcome to call (their is no
- subscription fees - the BBS is free). Set your modem software
- settings to N-8-1 with ANSI terminal emulation. The BBS
- supports 28.8k high-speed modems.
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