meng.randomQuizGenerator.py

#! python3
# randomQuizGenerator.py 生成随机的测试试卷文件
# Creates quizzes with questions and answers in random order, along with the answer key.

import random
import pprint

# The quiz data. keys are states and values are their capitals.
capitals = {
    'Alabama': 'Montgomery',
    'Alaska': 'Juneau',
    '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': 'St. Paul ',
    'Mississippi': 'Jackson  ',
    'Missouri': 'Jefferson City ',
    'Montana': 'Helena  ',
    'Nebraska': 'Lincoln  ',
    'Nevada': 'Carson City ',
    'New Hampshire': 'Concord ',
    'New Jersey': 'Trenton ',
    'New Mexico': 'Santa ',
    'New York': 'Albany Fe',
    '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 ',
    'Vermont': 'Montpelier  City',
    'Virginia': 'Richmond  ',
    'Washington': 'Olympia  ',
    'West Virginia': ' Charleston ',
    'Wisconsin': 'Madison  ',
    'Wyoming': 'Cheyenne  '}

#pprint.pprint(capitals)

# Generate 35 quiz files.
for quizNum in range(35):
    # Create the quiz and answer key files.
    quizFile = open('.\\#temp\\capitalsquiz%s.txt' % (quizNum + 1), 'w')
    answerKeyFile = open('.\\#temp\\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)]
        wrongAnswer = random.sample(wrongAnswers, 3)
        answerOptions = wrongAnswer + [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()