Creating Quizzes

The Canvas Instructor Guide has detailed instructions for creating a quiz in Canvas: How do I create a quiz with individual questions?

You can add your own questions to your quizzes, create various types of quiz questions, and add individual questions to question groups.

Types of Questions

You can create various types of quiz questions. Below are examples that can be found in the question type drop-down menu:

• Multiple Choice
• True/False
• Fill-in-the-Blank
• Fill-in-Multiple-Blanks
• Multiple Answers
• Multiple Drop-down (can be used for Likert scale)
• Matching
• Numerical Answer
• Formula (simple formula and single variable)
• Essay
• File Upload

You can also link course content to create Quiz questions, such as linking a diagram image.

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Check the KnowledgeBase results page for more information on Canvas quizzes.