Quiz Program – Part 1: the basic quiz

Part One Introduction:

These pages will show you how to make a text-based quiz using a programming language called Python.

I'm going to use a mix of multiple choice and text answers. I'll keep things simple to begin with...

Idle menu helper imageOpening Python

This is a little bit tricky, so follow carefully.

  1. First open All Programs and find the Python 3.8 folder
  2. Then open IDLE (Python 3.8 64-bit)
  3. IMPORTANT – click File > New File. This opens a new window with nothing at all in it – like the second screenshot. This is where you'll write your program

The IMPORTANT bit is important!

Once you're ready, start here...

Click here to get started with step 1