Define run_quiz

Extract the round logic into run_quiz and use a default parameter for the question list

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The while loop body holds everything that makes up one quiz round: resetting score and streak, shuffling questions, looping through each one, and calling show_results. That is a lot of logic spread across the loop.

Extracting it into a function named run_quiz gives the round logic a name — and makes it reusable when you want to run the quiz in different contexts later.

Default parameters

A default parameter provides a fallback value when the caller does not pass one:

def run_quiz(questions=QUESTIONS):
    ...

Calling run_quiz() with no arguments uses QUESTIONS. Calling run_quiz(some_other_list) uses that list instead. You will expand the question bank in the next course — at that point you can pass a filtered subset without touching the function.

len() counts items

Inside run_quiz, use len(questions) to count questions instead of the hardcoded value:

def run_quiz(questions=QUESTIONS):
    total = len(questions)
    score = 0
    streak = 0
    ...

len() returns the number of items in a collection. If the question bank grows from 3 to 30, total updates automatically.

Instructions

Define run_quiz and move the round logic inside it.

After show_results, define a function named run_quiz with one parameter: questions with a default value of QUESTIONS — the default means you can call run_quiz() with no arguments and it uses the full question list automatically.
Inside run_quiz, set total = len(questions), score = 0, and streak = 0 — len(questions) counts the list dynamically so total stays correct if the list grows, and score and streak reset at the start of every round.
Add print("=== Python Quiz ===") and print() — these print the header the player sees at the start of each round.
After the for loop (still inside run_quiz), call show_results(score, total) — this displays the final score once all questions have been asked.

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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),
]

def ask_question(text, o1, o2, o3, o4, correct):
    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:
        print("Correct!")
    else:
        print(f"Wrong! The correct answer was option {correct}.")
    return is_correct

def show_results(score, total):
    print(f"Score: {score}/{total}")
    if score == total:
        print("Perfect score!")
    elif score >= 2:
        print("Great job!")
    elif score >= 1:
        print("Not bad!")
    else:
        print("Keep practicing!")

# Step 1: Define run_quiz(questions=QUESTIONS):
    # Step 2: total = len(questions), score = 0, streak = 0
    # Step 3: print header and blank line
    # Step 5: show_results(score, total)

while True:
    score = 0
    streak = 0
    print("=== Python Quiz ===")
    print()
    for text, o1, o2, o3, o4, correct in QUESTIONS:
        result = ask_question(text, o1, o2, o3, o4, correct)
        if result:
            score = score + 1
            streak = streak + 1
            if streak >= 3:
                print(f"  Hot streak! ({streak} in a row)")
        else:
            streak = 0
    show_results(score, len(QUESTIONS))
    print()
    again = input("Play again? (y/n): ")
    if again != "y":
        break

print("Thanks for playing!")

Define run_quiz

Default parameters

len() counts items

Instructions

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