Modify a Quiz

On This Page:

Edit A Quiz

Move Quiz Questions

Edit Multiple Quizzes at Once

Reorder Your Quizzes

Copy A Quiz

Delete A Quiz

Edit A Quiz

Important

Changes, particularly those to questions and scoring, should not be made to a quiz that is currently available to students. Once students begin a quiz, their attempt behaves like an on-paper exam — any changes made to the Quiz do not apply to their attempt. Changes only apply to attempts that have not been started.

See Quiz Tips and Troubleshooting for quick fixes to common problems to carry out after the quiz is closed.

Step 1

Select Quizzes in the course navbar.

Step 2

Select the quiz name.

Step 3

Make your changes.

Step 4

Select the Save button to remain in the quiz (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).

Move Quiz Questions

Step 1

Select the Actions Menu icon next to the quiz name and select Edit.

Step 2

Select the checkbox next to the question(s) you want to move.

Checkbox next to question

Step 3

Select the Move To button that appears. Choose either Top of the Quiz, Bottom of the Quiz, or Section.

Move To button and menu

Step 4

Alternatively, after selecting the question(s) or section(s) you want to move, hover your cursor over the icon to drag and drop questions to their desired location.

Move Question icon

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Edit Multiple Quizzes at Once

Use the Bulk Edit tool to edit multiple quizzes at the same time.

Step 1a

Select the checkbox next to each quiz you want to edit.

Step 1b

Select the Bulk Edit icon.

Bulk Edit button and checkboxes next to quizzes

Step 2

In the window that appears, you can:

Bulk Edit Quizzes

  • Change a quiz Name
  • Move a quiz into a new Category (if you are using categories)
  • Add a new Category
  • Hide the quiz from students
  • Change the number of times a student can take a quiz using the drop-down menus in the Attempts Allowed column

Step 3

When finished, select the Save button to save your changes and return to the quiz list.

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Reorder Your Quizzes

Brightspace lists quizzes in the order that you create them. You can change that order at any time.

Note

Students will view the same order as you do.

Step 1

Select the More Actions button and select Reorder.

More Actions and Reorder buttons

Step 2

Use the dropdown menus in the Sort Order column to reorder your quizzes. Assign a 1 to the quiz you want first, a 2 to the quiz you want second, and so forth.

Sort Order dropdown menu

Step 3

When finished, select the Save button to save your changes and return to the quiz list.

Copy A Quiz

Step 1

Select Quizzes in the course navbar.

Step 2

Select the Actions Menu icon for the quiz you want to copy and choose Copy.

Sort Order dropdown menu

Step 3

Brightspace will automatically open the Edit Quiz page, allowing you to make any changes to the copied quiz. Select the Save and Close button when you are finished.

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Delete A Quiz

Important

Deleting a quiz also deletes any student attempts (students' completed quizzes) on that quiz. Confirm that you've selected to correct quiz to delete before using the steps below.

Note

If you created questions in the Question Library and imported them into your quiz, you can delete the quiz without losing the questions. If you created questions within the quiz, import them into the Question Library for safe-keeping.

Step 1

Select the checkbox next to the quiz or quizzes that you would like to delete.

Checkbox next to quiz name

Step 2

Select the More Actions button and Delete.

More Actions and Delete buttons

Step 3

A pop-up confirmation window will appear. Select Delete.

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