Python Version 3.9.1

1. Which of the following is a comment in Python?

a) * This is a test

b) // This is a test

c) /* This is a test */

d) # This is a test

2. What does the following code print out?

print "123" + "abc"

a) This is a syntax error because you cannot add strings

hello world

b) 123+abc

c) 123abc

3. Which of the following is a bad Python variable name?

a) spam23

b) SPAM23

c) spam_23

d) 23spam

4. Which of the following is not a Python reserved word?

a) else

b) spam

c) for

d) if

5. What does the following statement do?

x = x + 2

a) Exit the program

b) This would fail as it is a syntax error

c) Increase the speed of the program by a factor of 2

d) Retrieve the current value for x, add two to it and put the sum back into x

6. Which of the following elements of a mathematical expression in Python is evaluated first?

a) Parenthesis ( )

b) Subtraction -

c) Multiplication *

d) Addition +

7. What is the value of the following expression

42 % 10

(Hint - the "%" is the remainder operator)

a) 0.42

b) 420

c) 1042

d) 2

8. What is the value in x after the following statement executes:

x = 1 + 2 * 3 - 8 / 4

a) 4

b) 5

c) 15

d) 8

9. What value be in the variable x when the following statement is executed

x = int(98.6)

a) 100

b) 99

c) 98

d) 6

10. What does the Python raw_input() function do?

a) Connect to the network and retrieve a web page.

b) Take a screen shot from an area of the screen

c) Read the memory of the running program

d) Pause the program and read data from the user