PCEP Certification Practice Test: Escaping using the Backslash character

Question 1: What will be the output of the following code?

text = "He said, \"Hello!\""
print(text)

1. He said, Hello!
2. He said, \"Hello!\"
3. He said, "Hello!"
4. SyntaxError

Question 2: Which of the following escape sequences are correctly used in Python strings? (Choose all that apply)

1. \n for a newline
2. \\ for a backslash
3. \' for a single quote inside a single-quoted string
4. \b for a backspace

Question 3: Complete the code to include a backslash in the string.

path = "C:______Users\\Documents"

Question 4: What will be the output of the following code?

text = 'It\'s a beautiful day!'
print(text)

1. It's a beautiful day!
2. It\'s a beautiful day!
3. Its a beautiful day!
4. SyntaxError

Question 5: Insert the correct code to print the following path: C:\Program Files\Python.

path = ______
print(path)

Question 6: What will be the result of the following code?

print("Hello\nWorld")

1. HelloWorld
2. Hello World
3. Hello\nWorld
4. Hello World

Question 7: Which of the following strings contain correctly escaped sequences? (Choose all that apply)

1. "He said, \"Yes!\""
2. "Line 1\nLine 2"
3. 'That\'s cool!'
4. "C:\new_folder"

Question 8: Arrange the steps to correctly create a string that includes both single and double quotes.

1. Use escape sequences to include quotes.
2. Define the string.
3. Print the string.

Question 9: Complete the code to correctly include both a single quote and a double quote in the string.

quote = ______'He said, "It\'s a great day!"'______

Question 10: What will be the output of the following code?

text = "Backslashes: \\\\"
print(text)

1. Backslashes: \\
2. Backslashes: \
3. Backslashes: \\\\
4. SyntaxError

Question 11: Insert the correct code to create a string that includes a tab character.

text = "Name:______John Doe"
print(text)

Question 12: Which of the following escape sequences is used to include a double quote inside a double-quoted string?

1. \\"
2. \"
3. \\\"
4. \\

Question 13: Which of the following correctly include a newline in the string? (Choose all that apply)

1. "First line\nSecond line"
2. 'First line\nSecond line'
3. '''First line\nSecond line'''
4. "First line\\nSecond line"

Question 14: Arrange the steps to correctly create a string with a backslash and print it.

1. Escape the backslash with another backslash.
2. Define the string.
3. Print the string.

Question 15: Complete the code to print the following text with a newline between "Hello" and "World".

print("Hello______World")

Question 16: What will be the output of the following code?

text = "The path is C:\\\\folder\\\\file.txt"
print(text)

1. The path is C:\folder\file.txt
2. The path is C:\\folder\\file.txt
3. The path is C:\\\folder\\\file.txt
4. SyntaxError

17. Insert the correct code to include a double quote inside a double-quoted string.

text = "She said, ______Yes!\""
print(text)

Question 18: Which escape sequence would you use to include a backspace in a string?

1. \\
2. \b
3. \n
4. \t

Question 19: Which of the following strings will output It's "Python" when printed? (Choose all that apply)

• "It\'s \"Python\""
• 'It\'s "Python"'
• "It's "Python""
• 'It's "Python"'

Question 20: Arrange the steps to correctly include a single quote in a single-quoted string.

1. Use the escape character \ before the single quote.
2. Define the string.
3. Print the string.

Question 21: Complete the code to include both a tab and a newline in the string.

text = "Hello,______World!______"
print(text)

Question 22: What will be the output of the following code?

text = "Path: C:\\Users\\Public"
print(text)

1. Path: C:\Users\Public
2. Path: C:\\Users\\Public
3. Path: C:\\\Users\\\Public
4. SyntaxError

Question 23: Insert the correct code to include a backspace in the string.

text = "Python_________ is fun"
print(text)

Question 24: What will be the result of the following code?

text = "Hello\\nWorld"
print(text)

1. Hello World
2. Hello\nWorld
3. Hello World
4. SyntaxError

Question 25: Which of the following correctly include both single and double quotes in a string? (Choose all that apply)

1. 'She said, "It\'s great!"'
2. "She said, \"It's great!\""
3. 'She said, \"It\'s great!\"'
4. "She said, "It's great!"