simple game

print "welcome to the labyrinth"
z=0

x = raw_input("left, right, or straight?")
if x=="left":
    print "you fall in a pit and die?"
    w=raw_input("heaven or hell?")
    z=1
elif x=="right":
    print "you are struck dead by ants"
    print "evil ants..."
    w = raw_input("heaven or hell?")
    z=2
elif x=="straight":
    print "you found ALL the treasure!!!"
    z=3
else:
    print "you become completely lost"
    print "and will probably starve to death"

if z==1 and w=="hell":
    print "the pit leads STRAIGHT to hell"
elif z==2 and w=="heaven":
    print "the ants released your soul"
    print "STRAIGHT to the above"
elif z==0:
    def riddle():
        m=raw_input("when is a raven like a writing desk?")
        if type(answer)==str:
            return False
        else:
            return True
    R=False
    while not R:
        if riddle()==True:
            print "You finally escaped"
            R=True
        else:
            print "You are just making things worse"
elif z==3:
    print "There are three doors! Pick one!"
    b=["placeholder", "gold", "diamonds & rubies", "the ARK of the COVENANT"]
    c=raw_input("Which door? (1, 2, or 3)")
    print "The room is full of " +b[c]+ "!! pretty rad"

else:
    print "you chose...poorly"
    print "PURGATORY AWAITS"