Track the Score

Add score and total variables to count how many questions the player got right

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The quiz tells the player whether each answer is right or wrong, but it doesn't say how they did overall. With three questions in play, a running score is now meaningful.

Score variables

Add score and total before the loop:

score = 0
total = 3

score starts at zero and increments each time the player answers correctly. total is the number of questions.

Updating the score

Inside the if is_correct: block, add one to score before printing the feedback:

if is_correct:
    score = score + 1
    print("Correct!")

score = score + 1 reads the current value of score, adds one, and stores the result back.

Displaying the score

After the for loop, print the final score:

print(f"Score: {score}/{total}")

This runs once after all three questions are done and shows something like Score: 2/3.

Instructions

Add score tracking to quiz.py.

Before print("=== Python Quiz ==="), create a variable named score and assign it 0.
After score = 0, create a variable named total and assign it 3.
Inside the if is_correct: block, before print("Correct!"), add score = score + 1.
After the for loop, call print(f"Score: {score}/{total}").

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QUESTIONS = [
    ("What is the type of the value 3.14?", "int", "str", "float", "bool", 3),
    ("What keyword defines a function in Python?", "for", "def", "if", "class", 2),
    ("What does print() do?", "Stores a value", "Returns a number", "Displays output", "Reads input", 3),
]
# Step 1: Create score variable set to 0
# Step 2: Create total variable set to 3

print("=== Python Quiz ===")
print()
for text, o1, o2, o3, o4, correct in QUESTIONS:
    print(text)
    print()
    print(f"  1) {o1}")
    print(f"  2) {o2}")
    print(f"  3) {o3}")
    print(f"  4) {o4}")
    print()
    answer_text = input("Your answer (1-4): ")
    answer = int(answer_text)
    is_correct = answer == correct
    print()
    print(f"You answered: {answer}")
    if is_correct:
        # Step 3: Add 1 to score using score = score + 1
        print("Correct!")
    else:
        print(f"Wrong! The correct answer was option {correct}.")
# Step 4: Print score as "Score: {score}/{total}"

Track the Score

Score variables

Updating the score

Displaying the score

Instructions

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