#! /usr/bin/python
# randomQuizeGenerator.py - Creates quizzes with questions and answers in
# random order, along with the answer key.
import random
#The quize data. Keys are states and values are their capitals.
capitals = {'Alabama':'Montgomery', 'Alaska':'Juneau','Arizona':'Phoenix','Arkansas':'Little Rock', 'California':'Sacramento'}
#Generate 3 quiz files.
for quizNum in range(3):
#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:
Date:
Period:
')
quizFile.write((' '*20)+'State Capitals Quiz (Form %s)'%(quizNum + 1))
quizFile.write('
')
#Shuffle the order of the states.
states = list(capitals.keys())
random.shuffle(states)
#Loop through all 5 states, making a question for each.
for questionNum in range(5):
#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 ?
'%((questionNum+1),states[questionNum]))
for i in range(4):
# quizFile.write('%s %s
'%(option[i])%(answerOptions[i]))
quizFile.write('%s.'%('ABCD'[i]))
quizFile.write('%s
'%(answerOptions[i]))
quizFile.write('
')
#TODO: Write the answer key to a file
answerKeyFile.write('%s.%s
'%((questionNum+1),'ABCD'[answerOptions.index(correctAnswer)]))
quizFile.close()
answerKeyFile.close()