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+id: 67f41242431cbf3db8ca79c7
+title: Python Basics Quiz
+challengeType: 8
+dashedName: quiz-python-basics
+---
+
+# --description--
+
+To pass the quiz, you must correctly answer at least 18 of the 20 questions below.
+
+# --quizzes--
+
+## --quiz--
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+Which of the following functions is used to check if a variable matches a specific data type?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+`istype()`
+
+---
+
+`isdata()`
+
+---
+
+`isvariable()`
+
+#### --answer--
+
+`isinstance()`
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+Which of the following is NOT a form of string concatenation?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+```py
+greeting = 'My name is '
+developer = 'Jessica'
+
+greeting += developer
+```
+
+---
+
+```py
+developer = 'Jessica'
+greeting = 'My name is ' + developer + '.'
+```
+
+---
+
+```py
+developer = 'Jessica'
+age = 30
+greeting = 'My name is ' + developer + ' and I am ' + str(age) + ' years old.'
+```
+
+#### --answer--
+
+```py
+developer = 'Jessica'
+greeting = x'My name is {developer}.'
+```
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+Which of the following functions is used to return the number of the characters in the string?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+`counting()`
+
+---
+
+`length()`
+
+---
+
+`iscount()`
+
+#### --answer--
+
+`len()`
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+What will `result` be in this example?
+
+```py
+developer = 'Naomi'
+
+result = developer.endswith('N') # ?
+```
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+`Undefined`
+
+---
+
+`True`
+
+---
+
+`None`
+
+#### --answer--
+
+`False`
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+What happens when you add a float and an integer?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+The result will be an error message.
+
+---
+
+The result will be `None`.
+
+---
+
+The result will be an integer.
+
+#### --answer--
+
+The result will be a float.
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+Which of the following is the correct way to define a function?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+```py
+define get_sum(num_1, num_2) {
+    return num_1 + num_2 
+} 
+```
+
+---
+
+```py
+set get_sum(num_1, num_2):
+    return num_1 + num_2
+```
+
+---
+
+```py
+function get_sum(num_1, num_2) {
+    return num_1 + num_2 
+}
+```
+
+#### --answer--
+
+```py
+def get_sum(num_1, num_2):
+    return num_1 + num_2
+```
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+What will be printed to the console?
+
+```py
+def greet():
+    pass
+    
+print(greet()) # ?
+```
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+`TypeError`
+
+---
+
+`RangeError`
+
+---
+
+`Null`
+
+#### --answer--
+
+`None`
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+Which of the following statements is false when naming variables?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+Variable names can only start with a letter or an underscore (_), not a number.
+
+---
+
+Variable names can only contain alphanumeric characters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) and underscores (_).
+
+---
+
+Variable names cannot be one of Python's reserved keywords such as `if`, `class`, or `def`.
+
+#### --answer--
+
+Variable names must have a max length of 10 characters, otherwise Python will throw an error.
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+Which of the following is NOT a supported data type in Python?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+`None`
+
+---
+
+`int`
+
+---
+
+`float`
+
+#### --answer--
+
+`Generic`
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+Which of the following will return a new string with all characters converted to uppercase?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+```py
+developer = 'Jessica'
+
+print(developer.isupper()) # JESSICA
+```
+
+---
+
+```py
+developer = 'Jessica'
+
+print(developer.up()) # JESSICA
+```
+
+---
+
+```py
+developer = 'Jessica'
+
+print(developer.toUpper()) # JESSICA
+```
+
+#### --answer--
+
+```py
+developer = 'Jessica'
+
+print(developer.upper()) # JESSICA
+```
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+Which of the following functions is used to get input from a user?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+`read()`
+
+---
+
+`cout()`
+
+---
+
+`prompt()`
+
+#### --answer--
+
+`input()`
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+What will be the result for the following code?
+
+```py
+message = 'Python is fun!'
+
+print(message[0:6])  # ?
+```
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+`'Py'`
+
+---
+
+`'fun'`
+
+---
+
+`'is'`
+
+#### --answer--
+
+`'Python'`
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+What does the `split()` method do?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+This method is used to split a tuple into a list of substrings.
+
+---
+
+This method is used to split a float into a list of substrings.
+
+---
+
+This method is used to split a dictionary into a list of substrings.
+
+#### --answer--
+
+This method is used to split a string into a list of substrings.
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+What will the following print to the console?
+
+```py
+example_list = ['example', 'dashed', 'name']
+
+joined_str = ' '.join(example_list)
+print(joined_str)  # ?
+```
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+`TypeError`
+
+---
+
+`'dashed name'`
+
+---
+
+`None`
+
+#### --answer--
+
+`'example dashed name'`
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+Which of the following functions is used to create a table of 1 to 1 character mappings for translation?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+`str.translations()`
+
+---
+
+`str.gettranslate()`
+
+---
+
+`str.tran()`
+
+#### --answer--
+
+`str.maketrans()`
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+What will be the result for the following code?
+
+```py
+int_1 = 4
+int_2 = 2
+
+print(int_1 ** int_2) # ?
+```
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+8
+
+---
+
+2
+
+---
+
+4
+
+#### --answer--
+
+16
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+What will be returned from the `find()` method if no substring occurrences are found in a string?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+-2
+
+---
+
+1
+
+---
+
+0
+
+#### --answer--
+
+-1
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+Which of the following functions is used to count the times a substring appears in a string?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+`counter()`
+
+---
+
+`hascount()`
+
+---
+
+`counting()`
+
+#### --answer--
+
+`count()`
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+What does floor division do in Python?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+This operator is used to multiply two numbers and round up the result to the nearest whole number.
+
+---
+
+This operator is used to convert a float to an integer.
+
+---
+
+This operator is used to raise a number to the power of another.
+
+#### --answer--
+
+This operator is used to divide two numbers and round down the result to the nearest whole number.
+
+### --question--
+
+#### --text--
+
+Which of the following functions is used to round a number to the nearest whole integer?
+
+#### --distractors--
+
+`floor()`
+
+---
+
+`ceil()`
+
+---
+
+`float()`
+
+#### --answer--
+
+`round()`
+