65 lines
3.1 KiB
Python
65 lines
3.1 KiB
Python
#! python3
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'''
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random_quiz_generator.py - creates quizzes with questions and answers
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in random order, along with the answer key.
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'''
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import random
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capitals = {'Alabama': 'Montgomery', 'Alaska': 'Juneau', 'Arizona': 'Phoenix',
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'Arkansas': 'Little Rock', 'California': 'Sacramento', 'Colorado':
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'Denver', 'Connecticut': 'Hartford', 'Delaware': 'Dover',
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'Florida': 'Tallahassee', 'Georgia': 'Atlanta', 'Hawaii':
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'Honolulu', 'Idaho': 'Boise', 'Illinois': 'Springfield', 'Indiana':
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'Indianapolis', 'Iowa': 'Des Moines', 'Kansas': 'Topeka',
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'Kentucky': 'Frankfort', 'Louisiana': 'Baton Rouge', 'Maine':
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'Augusta', 'Maryland': 'Annapolis', 'Massachusetts': 'Boston',
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'Michigan': 'Lansing', 'Minnesota': 'Saint Paul', 'Mississippi':
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'Jackson', 'Missouri': 'Jefferson City', 'Montana': 'Helena',
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'Nebraska': 'Lincoln', 'Nevada': 'Carson City', 'New Hampshire':
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'Concord', 'New Jersey': 'Trenton', 'New Mexico': 'Santa Fe',
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'New York': 'Albany', 'North Carolina': 'Raleigh', 'North Dakota':
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'Bismarck', 'Ohio': 'Columbus', 'Oklahoma': 'Oklahoma City',
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'Oregon': 'Salem', 'Pennsylvania': 'Harrisburg', 'Rhode Island':
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'Providence', 'South Carolina': 'Columbia', 'South Dakota':
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'Pierre', 'Tennessee': 'Nashville', 'Texas': 'Austin', 'Utah':
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'Salt Lake City', 'Vermont': 'Montpelier', 'Virginia': 'Richmond',
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'Washington': 'Olympia', 'West Virginia': 'Charleston', 'Wisconsin'
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: 'Madison', 'Wyoming': 'Cheyenne'}
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# Generate 35 quiz files:
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for quizNum in range(35):
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# Create the quiz and answer key files.
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quizFile = open('capitalsquiz%s.txt' % (quizNum + 1), 'w')
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answerKeyFile = open('capitalsquiz_answers%s.txt' % (quizNum + 1), 'w')
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# Write out the header for the quiz.
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quizFile.write('Name:\n\nDate:\n\nPeriod:\n\n')
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quizFile.write((' '*20) + 'State Capitals Quiz (Form %s)' % (quizNum + 1))
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quizFile.write('\n\n')
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# Shuffle the order of the states.
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states = list(capitals.keys())
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random.shuffle(states)
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# Loop through all 50 states, making a question for each.
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for questionNum in range(50):
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# Get right and wrong answers.
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correctAnswer = capitals[states[questionNum]]
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wrongAnswers = list(capitals.values())
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del wrongAnswers[wrongAnswers.index(correctAnswer)]
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wrongAnswers = random.sample(wrongAnswers, 3)
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answerOptions = wrongAnswers + [correctAnswer]
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random.shuffle(answerOptions)
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# Write the question and the answer options to the quiz file.
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quizFile.write('%s. What is the capital of %s?\n' % (questionNum + 1,
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states[questionNum]))
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for i in range(4):
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quizFile.write(' %s. %s\n' % ('ABCD'[i], answerOptions[i]))
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quizFile.write('\n')
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# Write the answer key to a file.
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answerKeyFile.write('%s. %s\n' % (questionNum + 1, 'ABCD'[
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answerOptions.index(correctAnswer)]))
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quizFile.close()
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answerKeyFile.close()
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