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Creating a Quiz

By clicking the Quiz button in the top navigation, the Teacher is redirected to the Quiz list page.

Quiz list

Quiz list view

Quiz list view

The list show a card for each existing Quiz and a button to create a new Quiz.

Clicking on the Quiz name will open the Quiz edition page.

Clicking on Preview Quiz will open a page so that the Teacher can preview a Quiz before submitting it to Students as an Assignment.

Quiz Edition

Quiz edition view

Quiz edition view

The Quiz Edition view shows 2 fields:

  • the name of the Quiz (which is mandatory)
  • the content of the Quiz

Clicking on the Save button at the bottom of the screen will save the Quiz and redirect to the Quiz List view.

Writing a Quiz

The content of the Quiz is written in Markdown format.

Questions are separated by a blank line.

The question title is a level-1 Markdown title, written using a # at the start of the line. e.g. # Who is Luke Skywalker's Jedi master ?

Single-choice Questions

Single-choice questions are written using parenthesis ( ). The correct answer should contain a x in the parenthesis (x). Incorrect answers contain a space character in the parenthesis ( ). A space character MUST separate the parenthesis and the answer label.

Single-choice questions can contain any number of answers. Only one answer can be correct.

A single-choice question
# Who is Luke Skywalker's Jedi master ?
( ) Luke Skywalker
( ) Darth Vader
(x) Yoda
( ) Obi Wan Kenobi

Single-choice questions are rendered using radio buttons.

A single-choice question

A single-choice question

Multiple-choice Questions

Multiple-choice questions are written using brackets [ ]. The correct answers should contain a x in the brackets [x]. Incorrect answers contain a space character in the brackets [ ]. A space character MUST separate the brackets and the answer label.

Single-choice questions can contain any number of answers (correct or incorrect).

A multiple-choice question
# Which of those ships are used by the Rebel Alliance ?
[x] X-Wing fighter
[ ] TIE Fighter
[x] Y-Wing
[x] Tantive IV

Multiple-choice questions are rendered using checkboxes.

A multiple-choice question

A multiple-choice question

Full-text Questions

Full-text questions are written using a equal sign >. The correct answer follows the sign. A space character MUST separate the equal sign and the answer label.

Full-text questions can only have one answer.

A full-text question
# How many good Star Wars movies are there ?
= 3

Full-text questions are rendered using a simple text input.

A full-text question

A full-text question

Question explanations

After each question, an explanation can be added using a Markdown blockquote syntax >. This explanation text is rendered to the Student after the Quiz submission, and can be an explanation of the correct answer, or a link to a course material for example.

A full-text question with an explanation
# How many good Star Wars movies are there ?
= 3
> 'A New Hope', 'The Empire Strickes Back', 'Return of the Jedi'.

Explanations can be multi-line, and must be declared directly after the question answers (no blank line separation).

Explanations can also contain HTML, such as links.

A single-choice question with an HTML link explanation
# Who is Luke Skywalker's Jedi master ?
( ) Luke Skywalker
( ) Darth Vader
(x) Yoda
( ) Obi Wan Kenobi
> Find the answer on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Skywalker">Wikipedia</a>

Complete Quiz example

Below is a complete Quiz example, with 3 questions, each of one type, and explanations on each question.

A complete Quiz
# Who is Luke Skywalker's Jedi master ?
( ) Luke Skywalker
( ) Darth Vader
(x) Yoda
( ) Obi Wan Kenobi

# Which of those ships are used by the Rebel Alliance ?
[x] X-Wing fighter
[ ] TIE Fighter
[x] Y-Wing
[x] Tantive IV

# How many good Star Wars movies are there ?
= 3