How can PHP beginners effectively utilize arrays to create a quiz or learning program, like the one discussed in the forum thread?

To create a quiz or learning program using arrays in PHP, beginners can store questions, options, and correct answers in multidimensional arrays. They can then use loops to iterate through the arrays and present the questions to the user, checking their answers against the correct answers stored in the array. 

<?php

// Define an array of questions, options, and correct answers
$quiz = [
    [
        "question" => "What is the capital of France?",
        "options" => ["London", "Paris", "Berlin", "Madrid"],
        "answer" => "Paris"
    ],
    [
        "question" => "What is the largest planet in our solar system?",
        "options" => ["Mars", "Venus", "Jupiter", "Saturn"],
        "answer" => "Jupiter"
    ],
    // Add more questions here
];

// Loop through the quiz array and present each question to the user
foreach ($quiz as $key => $question) {
    echo "Question " . ($key + 1) . ": " . $question['question'] . "\n";
    foreach ($question['options'] as $option) {
        echo "- " . $option . "\n";
    }
    // Get user input for the answer
    $userAnswer = readline("Enter your answer: ");
    
    // Check if the user's answer is correct
    if ($userAnswer == $question['answer']) {
        echo "Correct!\n";
    } else {
        echo "Incorrect. The correct answer is: " . $question['answer'] . "\n";
    }
}

?>

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