randomQuizGenerator.py

#! python3
# randomQuizGenerator.py - Creates quizze 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': 'Idianapolis', 'Iwoa': 'Des Moines', 'Kansas':
            'Augusta', 'Maryland': 'Saint Paul', 'Mississipi': '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 Caroline': '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 anser 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:\n\nDate:\n\n\Period:\n\n')
    quisFile.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)