Dominae's Civ3 Quiz!

[Dominae]

Test your knowledge of Civ3 and Conquests!

One thing that has been distinctly lacking from the Apolyton University is a standardized examination. Although the faculty feels that AU students are learning at a tremendous rate, there is simply no procedure for evaluating their knowledge. Enter the first Apolyton University Quiz!

Never heard of Apolyton University? Take the quiz anyway! Can you trounce Sid level blindfolded without ever switching out of Despotism? Well, here's a real challenge!

The quiz is multiple choice, and comprises 50 questions.

Rules:

1. This is a closed-book examination. You are not allowed to consult any outside sources to answer the questions (including the game itself, the Civilopedia, this and other forums, etc.). The only thing you should use is "what's between your ears" (i.e. your brain). This quiz would be too easy if you could look up all the answers.

2. No conferring with other students. Your fellow students are a great resource, but for the purpose of this exam you're on your own. Please do not post anything revealing in this forum; if you have any questions PM or email the examiner (me).

3. There is not time limit to this examination. However, it should ideally be completed in one or two sittings, otherwise you might inadvertendly break rules #1 or #2 above.

4. If you wish to be graded, you must either email or PM me your answers. You must use the following format:

[question number][whitespace][answer letter][line break]

For example:

1 a
2 b
3 c
etc.

It is very important that you stick to this format because I will be using a program to automate the correction process. Please do not post your answers in this thread (or in any other thread)!

5. I will be returning your results individually, and posting statistics publicly. Thus, there will be no public recognition of your success/failure. I hope that this will discourage cheating (since cheaters are typically interested in either easy rewards and/or recognition - there's no reward here other than personal satisfaction).

6. Again, if you have any questions (like, pointing out a fatal flaw in one of the questions), email or PM me instead of posting here!

Important: Unless otherwise stated, assume unedited Conquests version 1.22.

Good Luck!

[Dominae]

The quiz begins here.

Question 1: A Veteran Tank attacks an unfortified Veteran Spearmen on level ground. Assuming the Spearmen does not benefit from any defensive bonuses, what are the chances that it will defeat the Tank?

a 7.1%
b 14.8%
c 4.5%
d 0.6%
e 0.1%

Question 2: One Tribe begins with a technology that none other begins with. Which Tribe?

a. Aztecs
b. Japanese
c. Hittites
d. English
e. Mayans
f. Germans

Question 3: Which of the following Worker actions takes the greatest base number of turns to complete?

a. Plant Forest
b. Railroad
c. Build Barricade
d. Irrigate
e. Build Fortress
f. Road

Question 4: Some techs are "blank", conferring no ability whatsoever other than being prerequisites to other techs. How many of these are there?

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. 4
f. 5
g. 6 or more

Question 5: How many Tribes cannot build Knights?

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. 4
f. 5
g. 6 or more

Question 6: Which of the following names is a correct spelling for one of the Aztec cities (in the game)?

a. Tzintzuntzen
b. Tepatlaoxtoc
c. Itzapalopa
d. Xcalumkin
e. Dalandzadgad
f. New Jersey

Question 7: Define "Productivity" as the sum of Commerce, Food and Shields. What is the maximum possible Productivity that a single tile can yield when worked by a city?

a. 10
b. 13
c. 17
d. 22
e. 24
f. None of the above

Question 8: How many non-UU land units with offensive bombardment do not require a Strategic resource?

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. 4
f. 5

Question 9: Including the introductory ones, how many Conquests are there?

a. 6
b. 9
c. 10
d. 12
e. 15
f. 16

Question 10: It is 1675BC. According to the F8 screen, what Turn is it?

a. 27
b. 40
c. 44
d. 47
e. 50
f. 53

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Question 11: Which government offers a Draft Rate of 3?

a. Anarchy
b. Despotism
c. Republic
d. Feudalism
e. Communism
f. Fascism
g. None of the above
h. More than one of the above

Question 12: Shakespeare's Theater was modified in Conquests from its original Civ3 and Play the World version. If you were to substract the C3C cost from the PTW cost, how many Shields would you end up with?

a. -100
b. -50
c. 0
d. 50
e. 100
f. None of the above

Question 13: What is the correct spelling for the English Unique Unit (in the game, not in real life)?

a. Man-O-War
b. Man'O-War
c. Man'O'War
d. Man-O'War
e. Man! Oh...War

Question 14: What is the maximum possible Shield output of a single tile when worked by a city Laborer?

a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 8
e. 10
f. 12
g. None of the above

Question 15: What is/are the prerequisite(s) for Theory of Gravity?

a. Astronomy
b. Physics
c. Magnetism
d. Metallurgy
e. Two of the above
f. None of the above

Question 16: What is the Corruption reduction bonus for connecting a city to the capital via your Road network?

a. 0%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%
e. 25%
f. None of the above

Question 17: What is the most expensive non-Army, non-missile (i.e. nukes, etc.) unit?

a. Stealth Fighter
b. Stealth Bomber
c. Battleship
d. AEGIS Cruiser
e. Modern Armor
f. Radar Artillery

Question 18: How many Happy Faces does a Marketplace generate from 5 Luxuries?

a. 5
b. 6
c. 9
d. 10
e. 12
f. 15

Question 19: What is the Unit Support for Metropolises under Fascism?

a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
e. 12
f. None of the above

Question 20: Which Advisor does the F2 key lead to?

a. Trade
b. Science
c. Internal
d. Cultural
e. Foreign
f. Military

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Question 21: What is the maximum possible movement rate (in number of tiles per turn) of a naval unit?

a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
e. 9
f. None of the above

Question 22: One of your cities produces 57 Shields per turn. You do not know the secrets of Economics. If you set the city to "build" Wealth, how much additional income (in Gold) will it bring in?

a. 10
b. 14
c. 15
d. 28
e. 29
f. 57

Question 23: You get a lucky Scientific Great Leader, and rush The Oracle in 2070BC. Assuming you never entered Mobilization and the Oracle city never changed hands, how much Culture will the Wonder be producing per turn at game's end in 2050AD?

a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 32
e. 64
f. 100 or more

Question 24: What is the Bombard Range of a Tactical Nuke?

a. Less than 6
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
e. 9
f. More than 9

Question 25: One of your rivals is "unimpressed" by your Culture. What is the approximate ratio of your rival's Culture to yours?

a. 2:1
b. 4:3
c. 3:2
d. 1:1
e: 2:3

Question 26: What does the bottom left-most Unit Action Button do?

a. Move
b. GoTo
c. Cancel
d. Wait
e. Irrigate
f. Self-Destruct

Question 27: What is the maximum possible Commerce output of a tile when worked by a city Laborer?

a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
d. 11
e. 12
f. 13 or more

Question 28: Which among the following pairs are the techs of equal base (editor) cost?

a. Astronomy and Chemistry
b. Astronomy and Free Artistry
c. Chemistry and Free Artistry
d. Chemistry and Navigation
e. Free Artistry and Navigation
f. Navigation and Astronomy

Question 29: How many difficulty levels are there (on the Game Setup screen)?

a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9
e. 10

Question 30: In the Ancient era, which of the following leaderheads does not have facial hair?

a. Henry of Portugal
b. Temujin of Mongolia
c. Lincoln of America
d. Xerxes of Persia
e. Brennus of the Celts

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Question 31: What is the Food Box size for a Metropolis?

a. 50
b. 60
c. 70
d. 80
e. 100

Question 32: Which Spaceship part among the following requires two or more Strategic Resources to build?

a. SS Stasis Chamber
b. SS Planetary Party Lounge
c. SS Life Support
d. SS Fuel Cells
e. Two of the above
f. None of the above

Question 33: The maximum possible modified defensive value of a unit lies in what interval? Hint: It's a land unit.

a. Between 0 and 50
b. 51 and 75
c. 76 and 100
d. 101 and 125
e. 126 and 150
f. 151 and 175
g. 176 and 200
h. 200 and infinity

Question 34: What is the maximum Anarchy period for non-Religious civs (in number of turns)?

a. 2
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
e. 8
f. 9
g. 10 or more

Question 35: Which of the following Resources does not appear in Marsh?

a. Tobacco
b. Oil
c. Fish
d. Game
e. Rubber
f. None of the above

Question 36: The Great Library is built in 250BC. In 680AD, how much Gold does it generate per turn as a Tourist Attraction?

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 4
e. 6
f. 8
g. 10

Question 37: The Knights Templar produces a Templar unit every x turns. What is x?

a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
e. None of the above

Question 38: You are playing at Sid difficulty. One of your opponents is Germany. What composition of units does your rival Bismarck have after he founds his capital in 4000BC?

a. 6 Spearmen, 6 Archers, 2 Settlers, 3 Workers
b. 12 Spearmen, 6 Archers, 3 Settlers, 3 Workers
c. 12 Spearmen, 12 Archers, 3 Settlers, 5 Workers
d. 12 Spearmen, 6 Archers, 2 Settlers, 5 Workers
e. 12 Spearmen, 12 Archers, 2 Settlers, 5 Workers
f. 6 Spearmen, 6 Warriors, 6 Archers, 3 Settlers, 5 Workers and (why not) 3 Modern Armor

Question 39: What Strategic Resource(s) does the SAM Missile Battery require?

a. Aluminum
b. Oil
c. Rubber
d. Uranium
e. Horses
f. Two of the above

Question 40: What are the chances that a Conscript fastmover will Retreat from a losing battle?

a. 0%
b. 25%
c. 34%
d. 50%
e. 67%

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Question 41: Theoretically, how much Population can one city have without suffering from Starvation?

a. 21
b. 30
c. 40
d. 50
e. 60
f. 70
g. More than 70

Question 42: What is/are the prerequisite(s) for Integrated Defense?

a. Satellites
b. Smart Weapons
c. Stealth
d. Superconductor
e. Two of the above
f. Three of the above

Question 43: What is the base tile yield of a Volcano?

a. 2 Shields
b. 3 Shields
c. 4 Shields
d. 2 Shields, 1 Commerce
e. 3 Shields, 1 Commerce
f. 4 Shields, 1 Commerce
g. None of the above

Question 44: How many terrain types is it not possible to found a city on?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
f. 7

Question 45: Who published Civ3: Conquests?

a. Firaxis
b. Activision
c. Apolyton
d. Atari
e. Infogrames
f. Gamespot
g. Sid Meier

Question 46: At Emperor difficulty, approximately how much Gold does the AI thinks its Workers are worth?

a. 80
b. 120
c. 160
d. 200
e. The AI does not sell its Workers at Emperor and above

Question 47: Coal is a Strategic resource that also provides a bonus tile yield. What is this bonus?

a. +1 Food, +1 Shield, +1 Commerce
b. +0 Food, +1 Shield, +1 Commerce
c. +0 Food, +2 Shields, +1 Commerce
d. +0 Food, +2 Shields, +2 Commerce
e. +0 Food, +2 Shields, + 0 Commerce
f. +0 Food, +1 Shields, +2 Commerce

Question 48: It is 4000BC and you have just founded your capital city. Theoretically, what is the minimum number of turns you have to wait until it reaches size 3?

a. 3 or less
b. 4
c. 5
d. 8
e. 9
f. 10
g. More than 10

Question 49: Which of the following is not a Small Wonder?

a. Apollo Program
b. Iron Works
c. Manhattan Project
d. Secret Police
e. Strategic Missile Defense
f. All of the above are Small Wonders

Question 50: Which of the following is the name of a person on the Conquests development team?

a. Tom Cruise
b. Kurt Russel
c. Colin Farrell
d. Steve Martin
e. Patrick Stewart
f. Anthony Petryk

This is the end of the quiz.

[alexman]

Good idea!

[Krill]

When will the questions be posted? I'm leaving for a holiday tomorrow, about 17:00 GMT, and I would like to take the test. I know that I will not get the results.

EDIT: Thank you.

[ZargonX]

I'd vote "yes," but I'm pretty positive I don't rock

[Krill]

I voted yes, but from the questions Dominae has given I'll be happy if I get 20 right.

[Dominae]

Whew! All done. Please let me know if there are any typos, especially in the numbering of questions/answers.

Enjoy!

[Krill]

1) What is a line break?
2) What is the pass mark

[Dominae]

Originally posted by Krill
1) What is a line break?

CRLF. Just make sure the answer to each of your questions is on a seperate line.

2) What is the pass mark.

I'm not really sure. Maybe I'll "grade" these on a curve...

[Harovan]

Good idea. I may be submitting, if I get bored over Easter (very likely). Let's see what I remember about this game. Most certainly I won't rock, though.

[Krill]

I have submitted. Looks like I'm the first. That was probably the hardest test I have had in my life (and I have hard some weird ones, trust me on that)