#! python 3
"""Random quiz generator
Creates quizzes with questions and answers in random order, along with the answer key.
"""
[docs]def main() -> None:
"""P1_randomQuizGenerator.py
Uses given dictionary with US states and their capitals to create 35 randomly generated
quizzes with answer keys.
Returns:
None. Files are generated in same folder as program.
"""
import random
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'}
"""dict: The quiz data. Keys are states and values are their capitals."""
# 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())
random.shuffle(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())
del wrongAnswers[wrongAnswers.index(correctAnswer)]
wrongAnswers = random.sample(wrongAnswers, 3)
answerOptions = wrongAnswers + [correctAnswer]
random.shuffle(answerOptions)
# 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 the answer key to a file.
answerKeyFile.write('%s. %s\n' % (questionNum + 1, 'ABCD'[answerOptions.index(correctAnswer)]))
quizFile.close()
answerKeyFile.close()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()