var currentAnswer;
    
    function showAnswer(question, option) {            
            currentAnswer = option;
            var el = $E('#question_' + question + ' .black_box');
            var shrink = new Fx.Style(el, 'height',{duration:500});
            shrink.start(0).chain(function(){
                $E('#question_' + question + ' .black_box .question_options').style.display = 'none';
                $E('#question_' + question + ' .black_box .answer' + option).style.display = 'block';
                $E('#question_' + question + ' .black_box .opt_nav').style.visibility = 'hidden';
                shrink.start(0,169);                
            }).chain(function(){
                $E('#question_' + question + ' .black_box .opt_nav').style.visibility = 'visible';
            });
    }
    
    function showOptions(question) {            
           
            $E('#question_' + question + ' .black_box .opt_nav').style.visibility = 'hidden';
            var el = $E('#question_' + question + ' .black_box');
            var newshrink = new Fx.Style(el, 'height',{duration:550});
            newshrink.start(0).chain(function(){
                $E('#question_' + question + ' .black_box .answer' + currentAnswer).style.display = 'none';
                $E('#question_' + question + ' .black_box .question_options').style.display = 'block';   
                           
                newshrink.start(0,169);                
             }).chain(function(){
                
             });
    }
    
    
    
    
    function showQuestion(question) {
        var scroll = new Fx.Scroll($('leftcol'), {
                duration: 2000,
	            transition: Fx.Transitions.Back.easeInOut
        });  
         
        scroll.toElement('question_' + question);
    }