randomQuizGenerator.py

#! python3
# randomQuizGenerator.py - Creates quizzes with questions and answers in
# random order, along with the answer key.

import random
import os
os.makedirs('./desktop/quiz')
os.chdir('./desktop/quiz')

# 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('capitalquiz%s.txt' % (quizNum + 1),'w')
    answerKeyFile = open('capitalquiz_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 though 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()