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+#include<iostream>
+
+int main(){ //variable declaration
+  int gryffindor = 0;
+  int hufflepuff = 0;
+  int ravenclaw = 0;
+  int slytherin = 0;
+  int answer1,answer2,answer3,answer4;
+
+std::cout<<"The Sorting Hat Quiz!\n";
+
+std::cout<<"Q1)When I'm dead,I want people to   remember me as:\n"
+  "1) The Good \n"
+  "2) The Wise \n"
+  "3)The Great\n"
+  "4)The Bold\n";
+std::cin>>answer1;//use of loop plus user input storage from use 
+if(answer1==1){
+  hufflepuff++;
+}
+else if(answer1==2){
+  slytherin++;
+}
+else if(answer1==3){
+  ravenclaw++;
+}
+else if(answer1==4){
+  gryffindor++;
+}
+std::cout<<"Q2)Dawn or dusk?\n"
+"1)Dawn\n"
+"2)Dusk\n";
+std::cin>>answer2;
+if(answer2==1){
+  hufflepuff++;
+  gryffindor++;
+}
+else if(answer2==2){
+  slytherin++;
+  hufflepuff++;
+}
+std::cout<<"Q3)Which kind of instrument most pleases your ear?:\n"
+  "1) The violin \n"
+  "2) The trumpet \n"
+  "3)The Piano\n"
+  "4)The drum\n";
+std::cin>>answer3;
+if(answer3==1){
+  hufflepuff++;
+}
+else if(answer3==2){
+  slytherin++;
+}
+else if(answer3==3){
+  ravenclaw++;
+}
+else if(answer3==4){
+  gryffindor++;
+}
+std::cout<<"Q4)Which road tempts you most?:\n"
+  "1) The wide ,sunny grassy lane \n"
+  "2) The narrow,dark ,lantern-lit ally \n"
+  "3)The twisting ,leaf-strewn path through woods\n"
+  "4)The cobbled street lined (ancient buildings)\n";
+std::cin>>answer4;
+if(answer4==1 ){
+  hufflepuff++;
+}
+else if(answer4==2){
+   slytherin++;
+}
+else if(answer4==3){
+  ravenclaw++;
+}
+else if(answer4==4){
+  gryffindor++;
+}
+else {
+  std::cout<<"invalid output";
+}
+int max = 0;//declare new variable to hold total input from all questions
+std::string house;
+if(gryffindor > max){
+  max = gryffindor;
+  house = "Gryffindor";
+}
+if(hufflepuff > max){
+  max = hufflepuff;
+  house = "Hufflepuff";
+}
+if(slytherin > max){
+  max = slytherin;
+  house = "Slytherin";
+}
+std::cout << house <<"!\n";//display to user house with max points 
+
+return 0 ;
+}
+