Python Exam Practice

Question 1

When doing math in Python, it is helpful to use parentheses to...

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eliminate ambiguity

Question 2

The condition(s) of a loop appear directly before the __________________.

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:

Question 3

Which of the following methods adds an item to the end of a list?

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append()

Question 4

Which is an example of a string?

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"hey_hey_hey"

Question 5

Which data type in Python is the best to use for a variable that will have the value 3.14159?

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float

Question 6

Which of the following is true when calculating productivity?

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It is important to specify the unit of measure used for inputs and outputs

Question 7

How many lines of output will be printed by the following code? (code on board)

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6

Question 8

Given: pet == "dog" and pet_color == "golden" or pet_color == "brown"; Look at board for question

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Put parentheses around pet_color == "golden" or pet_color == "brown"

Question 9

If the last element in my list has an index of 20, how many items are in the list?

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21

Question 10

Given: i=4 / for x in range (0, 12, 4): / i += x / print(i); what would the code print?

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16

Question 11

Which of the following Python operators finds the remainder from division?

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%

Question 12

Given: students = ["Jimmy", "Ravi", "Lauren"] / majors = ["Accounting", "Finance", "ISA"]; look at board for question

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B

Question 13

Given: i=0 / while i < 10: / print("Go Redhawks") / i += 1; what is the primary function of the variable i?

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loop counter

Question 14

Which of the following statements are true about a running total?

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two but not three of these

Question 15

Given: user_status = input("How are you today?"); what is the argument in the input function?

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"How are you today?"

Question 16

What is printed by the following program? (look at board for code)

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15

Question 17

What will be displayed by the following code? (code on board)

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not approved

Question 18

Look at board for code; What would be printed by the following code?

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28

Question 19

Given: if x>1: / if y>1: / z=10; Which of the following code is equivalent?

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if x > 1 and y > 1: / z = 10

Question 20

Which statement would result in the value of the variable my_num being the same as the value of my_num squared?

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all answers are correct

Question 21

A _____________ is Boolean variable often used to control the operation of loops.

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flag

Question 22

Which operator is used for exponentiation in Python?

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**

Question 23

The index of the first element in a Python list is ____________.

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0

Question 24

In order to use math functions, such as sqrt(), one must...

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import the functions from the math library

Question 25

Which of the following would be a correct if statement in Python?

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if i == 7:

Question 26

Which of the following is not a valid variable name in Python?

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@_bus_104

Question 27

Given: look at board for code; What is the correct code to display the following result? (look at board)

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print(message + percentage + letter_grade)

Question 28

What is a data structure where the indexes for each list correspond to the same entity?

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parallel lists

Question 29

The while keyword takes a condition just like which other keyword?

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if

Question 30

In the order of operations, what is calculated first if there are no parentheses?

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exponents

Question 31

Which of the following would print the number 9 as output?

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print(round(9.2))

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT true when interpreting the results of Net Present Value calculations in capital budgeting?

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Projects with a negative NPV should be accepted

Question 33

The body of the loop (the code that executes each time the loop runs) can contain _____________ statements.

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any number of

Question 34

Given: list = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "orange", "kiwi", "melon", "mango"] / print(list[2:5]); what is printed?

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cherry, orange, kiwi

Question 35

Given: a_dog = "fido" / two_dogs = a_dog + 1 / print(two_dogs); What is displayed?

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nothing; the code contains an error

Question 36

Which type of loop is best to use when you want it to run until some condition is no longer true.

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while

Question 37

Which statement would we use to stop a for loop if a match is found in our list?

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break

Question 38

Comments that span multiple lines (block comments) must include ______ on lines before and after the comment.

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'''

Question 39

Which of the following is a variable type that can have a sequence of values assigned to it?

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lists

Question 40

In Python, you cannot perform mathematical calculations with variables of type float.

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False

Question 41

Which of the following statements is true about comments about coding?

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comments are a form of communication with other programmers

Question 42

Given: for n in range (0, 30): / print("I love Python"); What is the line print("I love Python")?

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the body of the loop

Question 43

Which of the following is the correct way to test if i is NOT equal to 5?

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i != 5

Question 44

Which of the following are considered comparison operators?

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<, >, <=, >=

Question 45

If variable x has the value 3.99, which of the following will set variable y equal to 3?

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all of these answers

Question 46

When defining a list, you enclose everything to the right of the equal sign in __________________.

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square brackets

Question 47

Given: my_balance = 100 / my_balance += 2 * 3 + 1 / print(my_balance); what is displayed?

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107

Question 48

Given: if y<0: / _print("y is < 0") / elif y>0: / _print("y is > 0") / else y=0: / _print("y is = to 0") What is wrong?

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the else statement shouldn't have a test condition

Question 49

Which of the following can be used to assign 2 percent to variable discount?

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none of these

Question 50

Statements within the body of a loop execute repeatedly until the condition is...

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False

Question 51

A variable that can only be True or False is called a...

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Boolean

Question 52

The block of code to be executed when an if or elif condition is true MUST...

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be indented

Question 53

Given: if a >= 1: / if a == 1: ; The following code represents a ________________ if structure.

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nested

Question 54

Which line of code sets the value of the variable take_home to 500?

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take_home = 250 * (5 % 3)

Question 55

Which of the following is a valid variable name in Python?

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none of these

Question 56

If the characters entered by the user are not numbers, what happens when the following line of code runs? code on board

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A syntax error occurs

Question 57

Which of the following conditions is true?

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"A rose" != "a rose"

Question 58

Given: ice_cream = ["vanilla", "chocolate", "strawberry", "butter pecan"] / __ x __ ice_cream: / print(x); look at board

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for & in

Question 59

Which function allows us to determine the index of each element in a list?

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enumerate

Question 60

The program contains an error. Which answer best describes the problem with the program? (code on board)

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A string cannot be concatenated with a Boolean

Question 61

Given: city_list = ["Atlanta", "New York", "Baltimore", "Phoenix", "Dallas"]; which statement would print New York?

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print(city_list[1])

Python Exam Practice

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Python Exam Practice

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