Whether you call it a test or a quiz, Canvas creates all assessments using the Quizzes tool.

Different types of Quizzes

There are 2 different quiz 'types' in Canvas:

- Classic Quiz (Caution: This type will be phased out in 2021-22 school year and won't be available to students in the 2022-23 school year.)
- New Quiz - Preferred choice for building course quizzes

Quizzes can be graded or ungraded. Graded quizzes will be listed as assignments and will have a column associated in the gradebook.

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Types of Questions You Can Add

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To insert content from an item bank, click the Item Bank button [1]. To create a new question, click the button for the question type [2] or add stimulus content [3].

To get more information about a question type, click on the links below:

REMEMBER:
After adding questions and setting options,
you must publish the quiz (or survey).
Otherwise students will not be able to access it.

Setting the Quiz Options

Once you've added the questions to a quiz, you'll have to decide on the quiz-related settings. How do you want to administer this assessment? Is it timed? Does it have to be taken at school or can students take it at home?

Below are some quiz specific settings, which may vary between classic quizzes and new quizzes:

- - Shuffle answers
  - Time limit
  - Multiple attempts
  - Let students see their quiz responses
  - Show which answers were correct
  - Restrict this quiz (by password, by IP address)
  - Show one question at a time