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$best_dog_ever = "Byron the Moyen Poodle"

class OpinionatedClass
  def initialize(dog="Byron the Kleinpudel")
    @dog = dog
  end

  def opinionate!
    puts("#{$best_dog_ever} is the best dog ever")
  end
end

oc = OpinionatedClass.new()
oc.opinionate!

?: What does the $ in front of $best_dog_ever signify?

( ) A protected variable ( ) A static variable ( ) A local variable (X) A global variable

?: What does .new() return (and assign to oc)?

( ) A static copy of the OpinionatedClass class ( ) A reference to the OpinionatedClass constructor (X) An instance of OpinionatedClass ( ) An instance of OpinionatedClass with no instance variables initialized

?: What does oc.opinionate! print?

( ) Trick question, it doesn't emit anything (X) "Byron the Moyen Poodle is the best dog ever" ( ) "undefined is the best dog ever" ( ) " is the best dog ever"

?: Your colleague is asking for some help debugging their code. When they invoke:

oc2 = OpinionatedClass.new()
oc2.opinionate!

they were expecting "Byron the Kleinpudel" to appear somewhere. It doesn't. Without running the code, what do you expect to see? Help your colleague understand what's going on.

(X) In opinionate! the method returns a global versus an instance variable ( ) In opinionate! the method returns a instance versus an global variable ( ) @dog is in the global namespace and needs to be in the class namespace

?: Another colleague is asking for some help tweaking this code. When they invoke:

oc3 = OpinionatedClass.new("Novak the Goldendoodle")
oc3.opinionate!

they want to see Novak the Goldendoodle is the best dog ever. How should they adjust the provided starter code to support this usage?

( ) puts(@dog.to_s + " is the best dog ever") (X) puts("#{@dog} is the best dog ever") ( ) puts(String(@dog) + " is the best dog ever")

?: Will this code work?

oc = OpinionatedClass.new()
oc.dog = "Zebulon T. Bark"

( ) Works (X) Nope, doesn't work

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