#! python3 # randomQuizGenerator.py - Creates quizzes with questions and answers in # random order, along with the 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'} capitalsItems = list(capitals.items()) # Generate 35 quiz files. for quizNum in range(35): # Create the quiz and answer key files. quizFile = open('capitalsquiz%s.txt' % (quizNum + 1), 'w') answerKeyFile = open('capitalsquiz_answers%s.txt' % (quizNum + 1), 'w') # 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') # Shuffle the order of the states. states = list(capitals.keys()) # get all states in a list random.shuffle(states) # randomize the order of the states # 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()) # get a complete list of answers del wrongAnswers[wrongAnswers.index(correctAnswer)] # remove the right answer wrongAnswers = random.sample(wrongAnswers, 3) # pick 3 random ones answerOptions = wrongAnswers + [correctAnswer] random.shuffle(answerOptions) # randomize the order of the answers # 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])) quizFile.write('\n') # Write out the answer key to a file. answerKeyFile.write('%s. %s\n' % (questionNum + 1, 'ABCD'[answerOptions.index(correctAnswer)])) quizFile.close() answerKeyFile.close()