Applescript flashcard question

[Christopher Wall]

I defer to the experts on this one... I know shell scripting well 
enough, but I have not had the time (or energy) to get into 
AppleScript. In any event, I have a need and I was wondering if anyone 
had tackled it.

I am in school and use OmniOutliner for definitions - term in the 
column field, and the defintion in the notes.

What I would like to do is use applescript to randomly select a line 
from the leftmost column, and ask for a definition. Here's where my 
idea could get complicated:

For multiple guess, I was wondering if it would make sense to create a 
new outline, and then have a column with a listbox that has three or 
more definitions pulled at random out of the notes field of the 
original. Is this possible?

For free form, I think it would be simple: create a dialog that asks 
for a definition and stores your answers into a new OO document, 
placing your answers in the note field. The only reason I am thinking 
of that route is that nobody is going to get the definition word for 
word. Self-grading would be necessary.

So - has anyone done anything like this? I haven't seen such in the 
samples, but it seems like such a common need that it has to have been 
tried. Any suggestions or ideas would be great.