random_quiz_generator.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'}

# Generate 35 quiz files.

for quizNum in range(35):
	# Create the quiz and answer key files.
	quizFile = open('Questions/capitalsquiz%s.txt' % (quizNum+1), 'w')
	answerKeyFile = open('Answers/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 the answer options to the quiz file.
		quizFile.write('%s. What is 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()