Multiple Choice Questions

A Multiple Choice Question is a question followed by a minimum of one and maximum of 10 possible answers. There is only one correct answer to this type of question.

To add a Multiple Choice Question to your Quiz:

  1. Click the Add Question button on the toolbar and select Multiple Choice.

  1. Enter your question.

  1. Optionally, select an image to include with this question. Supported image types include .JPG, .JPEG, .GIF, .PNG, .SWF. If the image is wider than 200 pixels, Articulate QuizMaker will automatically size it to fit on the question screen and provide a “Zoom” feature for the user.

  2. Enter all possible Choices for your question. Note that after you have clicked in the answer grid, you can navigate through your answers by using the Tab key to move forward and Shift-Tab to move backward.

  3. Click the box in the Correct column next to the correct Choice for this question.

  4. Set the Feedback Type for this question. You can choose from None, Question Level, or Answer Level.

    1. None: No feedback will be provided to your users after answering the question.

    2. Question Level: Feedback will be provided to your user after answering the question. This method allows you to provide different feedback depending on whether the answer provided by the user was correct or incorrect. Click the “…” box to enter correct and incorrect feedback.

    1. Answer Level: Feedback will be provided to your user after each attempt. This method allows you to provide different feedback based on the specific answer selected. A Feedback column will appear next to each Choice. Enter the Feedback you would like to display when a user picks the corresponding choice.

  1. Set the Number of Attempts Permitted. There is a range of 1 through 10 or unlimited attempts, which will allow a user to keep guessing until the correct choice is selected.

  2. Determine whether to Shuffle Answers. With this option selected, the choices will appear in a random order.

  3. Set the Point value of this question. This should be a whole integer between 1 and 999.

  4. Set Font size for Questions and Answers to any size between 10 and 24. Click Fonts to set the sizes.

Tip:   You can set defaults for steps 6-10 above in Quiz Properties. See Question Defaults and Question Feedback for details.

 

You can preview your question by clicking the Preview button in the lower-right corner.

When you are satisfied with your question, click Save to save this question to your quiz.

Note:   You can cancel your changes by clicking the Cancel button. This will revert your question to its last-saved state.