The quiz activity () enables a teacher to create quizzes comprising questions of various types, including multiple choice, matching, short-answer and numerical.

The teacher can allow the quiz to be attempted multiple times, with the questions shuffled or randomly selected from the question bank. A time limit may be set.

Each attempt is marked automatically, with the exception of essay questions, and the grade is recorded in the gradebook.

The teacher can choose when and if hints, feedback and correct answers are shown to students.

Quizzes may be used

• As course exams
• As mini tests for reading assignments or at the end of a topic
• As exam practice using questions from past exams
• To deliver immediate feedback about performance
• For self-assessment

Creating a quiz is a two step process. The first step is naming the quiz and choosing the quiz settings that govern how the student interacts with the quiz. The second step is adding questions and items to the quiz.  Questions are then contained within a question bank.  The question bank allows you flexibility with your quizzes – you can randomize questions, so that each student has a different copy of the quiz.  You can also use the same question bank at different times in your course, so you can reuse questions without having to rewrite them.

For more details on setting up a quiz, see the Quiz Settings article.