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randomQuizGenerator.py
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#! python3
# randomQuizGenerator.py - Creates quizzes with questions and answers in random order, along with answer key.
import random
# The quiz data. Keys are states and values are their capitals.
capitals = {'Alabama': 'Montgomery',
'Alaska': 'Juneau',
'Arizona': 'Phoenix',
'Arkansas': 'Little Rock',
'California': 'Sacramento',
'Colorado': 'Denver',
'Connecticut': 'Hartford',
'Delaware': 'Dover',
'Florida': 'Tallahassee',
'Georgia': 'Atlanta',
'Hawaii': 'Honolulu',
'Idaho': 'Boise',
'Illinois': 'Springfield',
'Indiana': 'Indianapolis',
'Iowa': 'Des Moines',
'Kansas': 'Topeka',
'Kentucky': 'Frankfort',
'Louisiana': 'Baton Rouge',
'Maine': 'Augusta',
'Maryland': 'Annapolis',
'Massachusetts': 'Boston',
'Michigan': 'Lansing',
'Minnesota': 'Saint Paul',
'Mississippi': 'Jackson',
'Missouri': 'Jefferson City',
'Montana': 'Helena',
'Nebraska': 'Lincoln',
'Nevada': 'Carson City',
'New Hampshire': 'Concord',
'New Jersey': 'Trenton',
'New Mexico': 'Santa Fe',
'New York': 'Albany',
'North Carolina': 'Raleigh',
'North Dakota': 'Bismarck',
'Ohio': 'Columbus',
'Oklahoma': 'Oklahoma City',
'Oregon': 'Salem',
'Pennsylvania': 'Harrisburg',
'Rhode Island': 'Providence',
'South Carolina': 'Columbia',
'South Dakota': 'Pierre',
'Tennessee':
'Nashville',
'Texas': 'Austin',
'Utah': 'Salt Lake City',
'Vermont':
'Montpelier',
'Virginia': 'Richmond',
'Washington': 'Olympia',
'West Virginia': 'Charleston',
'Wisconsin': 'Madison',
'Wyoming': 'Cheyenne'
}
# Generate 5 quiz files.
for quizNum in range(5):
# TODO: Create the quiz and answer key files.
quizFile = open('capitalsQuiz%s.txt' % (quizNum + 1), 'w')
answerKeyFile = open('capitalsQuiz_Answer%s.txt' % (quizNum + 1), 'w')
# TODO: Write out the header for the quiz.
quizFile.write('Name:\n\nDate:\n\nPeriod:\n\n')
quizFile.write((' ' * 20) + 'State Capitals Quiz (Form %s)' % (quizNum + 1))
quizFile.write('\n\n')
# TODO: Shuffle the order of the states.
states = list(capitals.keys())
random.shuffle(states)
# TODO: Loop through all 50 states, making a question for each.
for questionNum in range(50):
# Get right and wrong answers.
correctAnswer = capitals[states[questionNum]]
wrongAnswers = list(capitals.values())
del wrongAnswers[wrongAnswers.index(correctAnswer)]
wrongAnswers = random.sample(wrongAnswers, 3)
answerOptions = wrongAnswers + [correctAnswer]
random.shuffle(answerOptions)
# TODO: Write the question and answer options to the quiz file.
quizFile.write('%s. What is the capital of %s?\n' % (questionNum + 1, states[questionNum]))
for i in range(4):
quizFile.write(' %s. %s\n' % ('ABCD'[i], answerOptions[i]))
# TODO: Write the answer key to a file.
answerKeyFile.write('%s. %s\n' % (questionNum + 1, 'ABCD'[answerOptions.index(correctAnswer)]))
quizFile.close()
answerKeyFile.close()