# What options can I set in a quiz?

When you [create a quiz](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-with-individual-questions/ta-p/1248), you have a variety of options to choose from within a classic quiz.

**Notes:**

<div id="bkmrk-when-the-disable-cla"><div>- When the Disable Classic Quiz Creation feature option is enabled, you cannot create new Classic Quizzes. However, existing Classic Quizzes can continue to be edited, imported, and migrated to New Quizzes.
- The options displayed in this lesson are for Classic Quizzes. To set the options for a quiz in New Quizzes, learn how to [manage settings for a quiz in New Quizzes](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-manage-settings-for-a-quiz-in-New-Quizzes/ta-p/581).

</div></div>## Name Quiz

<div data-step-uuid="27fe616f-5c77-4914-8bc0-d3253ccf1028" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="27fe616f-5c77-4914-8bc0-d3253ccf1028"><div>[![Name Quiz](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/046/788/medium/befc3c70-4f7e-414e-a434-fa6d3f20189e.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/046/788/original/befc3c70-4f7e-414e-a434-fa6d3f20189e.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>When [creating a new quiz](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-with-individual-questions/ta-p/1248), Canvas defaults to the Details tab. In the **Unnamed Quiz** field, you can add a name for your quiz.

## Choose Quiz Details

<div data-step-uuid="2A0279E4-1056-48B9-884E-458B5EB1F244" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="2A0279E4-1056-48B9-884E-458B5EB1F244"><div>[![Choose Quiz Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/893/082/medium/f23f4a47-d691-483e-a525-ef1b2336f148.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/893/082/original/f23f4a47-d691-483e-a525-ef1b2336f148.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Add instructions using the [Rich Content Editor](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Publisher-Test-Nathan/What-is-the-Rich-Content-Editor-RCE/ta-p/644769) \[1\].

Select the [quiz type](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/What-quiz-types-can-I-create-in-a-course/ta-p/1251) from the **Quiz Type** drop-down menu \[2\].

To categorize the quiz into the proper Assignment Group, select a group from the **Assignment Group** drop-down menu \[3\].

## Shuffle Answers

<div data-step-uuid="8618aaba-de2d-4922-bcd4-e79e5a293c73" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="8618aaba-de2d-4922-bcd4-e79e5a293c73"><div>![Shuffle Answers](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/888/058/original/9b4a2759-936d-4a46-bb39-fcc22231f3c0.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To shuffle (randomize) answers, click the **Shuffle Answers** checkbox. (You can also shuffle questions by [creating a question group](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-with-a-question-group-to-randomize-quiz/ta-p/1032).)

## Set Time Limit

<div data-step-uuid="5bb80afe-410c-4e97-84ca-79d0ae89871e" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="5bb80afe-410c-4e97-84ca-79d0ae89871e"><div>![Set Time Limit](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/888/060/original/e412a6a1-7dca-4858-9da7-e60cf254e087.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To set a time limit, click the **Time Limit** checkbox \[1\]. Enter the number of minutes students have to complete the entire quiz \[2\].

Timed quizzes begin once a student begins the exam and **do not pause** if the student navigates away from the quiz. If no time limit is set, students have unlimited time to complete the quiz.

**Notes:**

<div data-step-uuid="5bb80afe-410c-4e97-84ca-79d0ae89871e" id="bkmrk-if-a-timed-quiz-is-a"><div><div>- If a timed quiz is automatically submitted after a student loses internet connectivity, the submission time stamp and time to complete the quiz may not align with the allotted time limit and/or the availability dates.
- If a student loses internet connectivity, Canvas extends the time for five minutes, saving the answer entered before the timer runs out.

</div></div></div>## Allow Multiple Attempts

<div data-step-uuid="9b349df1-167c-4bda-ad24-4887d2f0328a" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="9b349df1-167c-4bda-ad24-4887d2f0328a"><div>![Allow Multiple Attempts](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/888/062/original/124d8afa-e0a9-49f2-bb67-1a9ca38f2efd.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To allow students to take the quiz more than once, click the **Allow Multiple Attempts** checkbox \[1\].

By default, Canvas keeps the highest score as the final score. To keep a different score, click the **Quiz Score to Keep** drop-down menu \[2\]. You can choose whether to keep the highest score, latest score, or the average score of all attempts.

By default, students are allowed unlimited attempts and a dash displays. To limit the number of attempts, enter a number in the **Allowed Attempts** field \[3\].

## Allow Students to View Responses

<div data-step-uuid="e57e8b60-d90c-468a-b8ad-0f89a79c8043" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="e57e8b60-d90c-468a-b8ad-0f89a79c8043"><div>![Allow Students to View Responses](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/888/064/original/5638658e-18ee-452c-a92c-5554d81f3eb4.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>By default, students can view their answers, any automatic feedback generated by the quiz for correct or incorrect answers, and which questions they got wrong. Use the following options to control response visibility:

<div data-step-uuid="e57e8b60-d90c-468a-b8ad-0f89a79c8043" id="bkmrk-let-students-see-the"><div data-step-uuid="e57e8b60-d90c-468a-b8ad-0f89a79c8043"><div><div>- **Let Students See Their Quiz Responses** checkbox \[1\]: allows students to see their quiz responses. Deselect this option to prevent students from seeing their quiz responses.
- **Only After Their Last Attempt** \[2\]: allows students to see their responses only after their last quiz attempt. This option is only available if you allow at least one attempt for the quiz.
- **Only Once After Each Attempt** \[3\]: students can view their responses immediately after they have completed the quiz—results include both their responses and the correct answers. Students will still see their quiz score upon submitting a quiz when this option is enabled. Because of this, this option may not be appropriate for quizzes that require manual grading, such as essay questions, where students may need to access the quiz results multiple times to see an updated quiz score.

</div></div></div></div>*If you allow more than one attempt for the quiz and students can only see responses after the last attempt*, please be aware that not all students may complete all attempts and therefore may never see their quiz responses. For instance, if a student has three attempts but achieves their desired score in the second attempt, the student will most likely not complete the third (and last) attempt. That means their quiz responses and correct answers will not appear because the last attempt was not completed. To allow these students to see their responses, you would have to manually change the quiz settings at a later time.

**Notes:**

<div data-step-uuid="e57e8b60-d90c-468a-b8ad-0f89a79c8043" id="bkmrk-students-cannot-view"><div><div>- Students cannot view their results if the quiz uses Respondus LockDown Browser and has the Only Once After Each Attempt option enabled.
- When a quiz is saved with the Only Once After Each Attempt option, you can use the [Moderate Quiz](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/Once-I-publish-a-quiz-how-do-I-use-the-Moderate-Quiz-page/ta-p/761) feature to give students additional views to their quiz results.

</div></div></div>## Allow Students to See Correct Answers

<div data-step-uuid="3c1e681f-3446-449d-9736-b6e557e7e09d" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="3c1e681f-3446-449d-9736-b6e557e7e09d"><div>![Allow Students to See Correct Answers](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/888/066/original/90dd2d6d-f357-4ea1-a8d2-11f9a735ec4f.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>By default, students can see correct answers after completing a quiz. A green Correct tab displays on every correct answer throughout the entire quiz. Use the following options to control correct answer visibility:

<div data-step-uuid="3c1e681f-3446-449d-9736-b6e557e7e09d" id="bkmrk-let-students-see-the-0"><div data-step-uuid="3c1e681f-3446-449d-9736-b6e557e7e09d"><div><div>- **Let Students See The Correct Answers** \[1\]: allows students to view the correct answers after completing the quiz.
- **Only After Their Last Attempt** \[2\]: allows students to see their correct responses only after their last quiz attempt. This option is only available if you allow at least one attempt for the quiz.

</div></div></div></div>To control when and for how long students can see the correct answers, you can use the **Show Correct Answers at** and **Hide Correct Answers at** fields \[3\]:

<div data-step-uuid="3c1e681f-3446-449d-9736-b6e557e7e09d" id="bkmrk-to-show-answers-imme"><div data-step-uuid="3c1e681f-3446-449d-9736-b6e557e7e09d"><div><div>- To show answers immediately after quiz is submitted, leave the Show and Hide fields blank.
- To create a date range to display the answers, set a start date in the Show field and an ending date in the Hide field.
- To always show answers after a specific date, set a date in the Show field.
- To hide answers after a specific date, set a date in the Hide field.

</div></div></div></div>**Notes:**

<div data-step-uuid="3c1e681f-3446-449d-9736-b6e557e7e09d" id="bkmrk-if-you-allow-more-th-0"><div><div>- *If you allow more than one attempt for the quiz and students can only see answers after the last attempt*, please be aware that not all students may complete all attempts and therefore may never see the correct answers. For instance, if a student has three attempts but achieves their desired score in the second attempt, the student will most likely not complete the third (and last) attempt. That means their correct answers will not appear because the last attempt was not completed. To allow these students to see correct answers, you would have to manually change the quiz settings at a later time.
- If the Only Once After Each Attempt option is selected, it overrides any show or hide dates or times. If you want to show or hide correct answers on any specific date or time, do not select the Only Once After Each Attempt option.

</div></div></div>## Show One Question at a Time and Lock

<div data-step-uuid="C24F6A2E-714B-47D5-832C-F93A8FD59CA3" id="bkmrk--6"><div data-step-uuid="C24F6A2E-714B-47D5-832C-F93A8FD59CA3"><div>![Show One Question at a Time and Lock](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/888/068/original/6cfddf90-445e-43e4-8406-ccbc3e81c492.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Use the following options to control whether the questions are displayed one at a time and whether students can go back:

<div data-step-uuid="C24F6A2E-714B-47D5-832C-F93A8FD59CA3" id="bkmrk-show-one-question-at-0"><div data-step-uuid="C24F6A2E-714B-47D5-832C-F93A8FD59CA3"><div><div>- **Show one question at a time** checkbox \[1\]: students can only view [one question at a time](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-can-I-create-a-quiz-where-students-only-see-one-question-at/ta-p/1175).
- **Lock questions after answering** \[2\]: students cannot return to the previous question once it has been answered.

</div></div></div></div>**Notes:**

<div data-step-uuid="C24F6A2E-714B-47D5-832C-F93A8FD59CA3" id="bkmrk-questions-will-be-lo"><div><div>- Questions will be locked even if a student clicks the Next button without answering the question.
- If your Canvas admin has restricted students from viewing quiz submissions after the course ends, the options to let students see correct answers and show one question at a time will not be available after the course end date has passed.

</div></div></div>## Set Quiz Restrictions

<div data-step-uuid="ee3fd903-e4f2-403d-8cb9-bfc6d14202c2" id="bkmrk--7"><div data-step-uuid="ee3fd903-e4f2-403d-8cb9-bfc6d14202c2"><div>![Set Quiz Restrictions](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/893/084/original/5d0800c9-a7b8-4a7d-8e6a-a797578faafc.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>By default, any student in the course can take a quiz from anywhere. However, you can restrict the quiz so it can only be taken in specific situations. Use the following options:

<div data-step-uuid="ee3fd903-e4f2-403d-8cb9-bfc6d14202c2" id="bkmrk-require-an-access-co"><div data-step-uuid="ee3fd903-e4f2-403d-8cb9-bfc6d14202c2"><div><div>- **Require an access code** \[1\]: requires students to enter an access code to take the quiz. Enter the access code in the access code text field \[2\].
- **Filter IP Addresses** \[3\]: filters IP addresses and requires students to take a quiz from a specific computer lab. Enter the IP address in the IP address text field \[4\].

</div></div></div></div>If you have the [Respondus LockDown Browser](https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10720-67952720329) plugin enabled by your institution, that browser also appears as an option under Quiz Restrictions. The Respondus LockDown Browser does not allow other windows to be opened during the quiz and helps prevent cheating.

If your institution uses the Respondus LockDown Browser LTI, the Respondus option does not display under Quiz Restrictions and Respondus LockDown settings are managed from the LockDown Browser Dashboard in Course Navigation.

**Notes:**

<div data-step-uuid="ee3fd903-e4f2-403d-8cb9-bfc6d14202c2" id="bkmrk-an-access-code-may-c"><div><div>- An access code may contain any number of characters.
- You can change an access code at any time. This has no effect on students who have already taken the quiz or those who have not. However, if you change the access code while students are taking the quiz, the students may be forced out of the quiz as soon as they answer a question, click the Next button, or cause a page refresh. Students must start the quiz again using the new access code.
- Quiz IP filters are a way to limit access to quizzes to computers in a specified IP range. Filters can be a comma-separated list of addresses, or an address followed by a mask (i.e., 192.168.217.1/24 or 192.168.217.1/255.255.255.0). For more information on these masks, view the [IP Filtering in Canvas resource document](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Resource-Documents/IP-Filtering-in-Canvas/ta-p/387089).

</div></div></div>## Assign Quiz and Dates

<div data-step-uuid="031E5F49-49D8-4BAD-A2A2-76BD101D4046" id="bkmrk--8"><div data-step-uuid="031E5F49-49D8-4BAD-A2A2-76BD101D4046"><div>![Assign Quiz and Dates](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/888/070/original/994ac21a-0095-46af-b013-ead768e39ee9.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In the **Assign To** field \[1\], you can assign the quiz to everyone, individual students, or course sections. You can also enter a due date and availability dates.

[Learn more about assigning a quiz](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-assign-a-quiz-to-everyone-individual-students-or/ta-p/714).

## Create Quiz Questions

<div data-step-uuid="3fa9a784-04d2-44f4-a9ef-af018fe11320" id="bkmrk--9"><div data-step-uuid="3fa9a784-04d2-44f4-a9ef-af018fe11320"><div>[![Create Quiz Questions](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/046/792/medium/4ebc66cc-82c5-4e44-8ba7-76026f58d73d.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/046/792/original/4ebc66cc-82c5-4e44-8ba7-76026f58d73d.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Once you have set up the settings for your quiz, click the **Questions** tab to create the quiz questions and points. You can create [individual quiz questions](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-with-individual-questions/ta-p/1248), questions with a [question bank](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-by-finding-questions-in-a-question-bank/ta-p/1034), questions with a [question group](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-with-a-question-group-to-randomize-quiz/ta-p/1032), and questions with a [question bank in a question group](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-with-a-question-group-linked-to-a/ta-p/1033).

## Save Quiz

<div data-step-uuid="352FDF90-2541-4EC0-83DE-D401F55CBBFB" id="bkmrk--10"><div data-step-uuid="352FDF90-2541-4EC0-83DE-D401F55CBBFB"><div>![Save Quiz](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/761/096/original/27ce2e17-f570-45a2-bc4b-1d32fc256aad.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Save** button to save your work on your quiz.

**Note:** You should not publish your quiz until it is your final product. If you are ready to publish your quiz and make it available to students, click the **Save &amp; Publish** button.

## Unpublished Quiz Options

<div data-step-uuid="37A822DD-2438-4A4F-B6CB-FE6AEF99233A" id="bkmrk--11"><div data-step-uuid="37A822DD-2438-4A4F-B6CB-FE6AEF99233A"><div>![Unpublished Quiz Options](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/621/707/original/7e48040f-1294-4084-8464-fe18a651531b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Once you save your quiz, you have several quiz options.

To publish the quiz, click the **Publish** button \[1\]. Publishing a quiz means that students will be able to see the quiz in the course.

To assign the quiz or view current assignments, click the **Assign To** button \[2\].

To edit the quiz, click the **Edit** button \[3\].

You can also view more options in the **Options** menu \[4\]:

<div data-step-uuid="37A822DD-2438-4A4F-B6CB-FE6AEF99233A" id="bkmrk-show-rubric%C2%A0for-a-qu"><div data-step-uuid="37A822DD-2438-4A4F-B6CB-FE6AEF99233A"><div><div>- **Show Rubric** for a quiz to evaluate student answers, such as for essay questions (learn how to [add a rubric](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-rubric-to-a-quiz/ta-p/1009)) \[5\].
- **Lock this Quiz Now** so that students cannot access the quiz once it is published \[6\]. The quiz title will still be visible to students but they will be unable to open the quiz. This option only applies to quizzes that are assigned to Everyone.
- **Delete** this quiz \[7\].

</div></div></div></div>**Note:** If you want to hide the quiz from student view, do not publish the quiz. When the quiz is unpublished, only instructors can view it.

### Unlock Quiz

<div data-step-uuid="37A822DD-2438-4A4F-B6CB-FE6AEF99233A" id="bkmrk--12"><div data-step-uuid="37A822DD-2438-4A4F-B6CB-FE6AEF99233A"><div data-step-uuid="93ee5f29-850d-46b0-9461-0b326ca086f7"><div>![Unlock Quiz](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/620/466/original/180c2247-95cd-4879-8462-8738a91cc2f6.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To unlock a quiz, click the **Options** icon \[1\] and click the **Let Students Take this Quiz Now** link \[2\].

<div data-step-uuid="37A822DD-2438-4A4F-B6CB-FE6AEF99233A" id="bkmrk--13"><div data-step-uuid="37A822DD-2438-4A4F-B6CB-FE6AEF99233A"><div data-step-uuid="93ee5f29-850d-46b0-9461-0b326ca086f7"><div><div></div></div><div>![Unlock Quiz Limit](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/761/089/original/4a31e1d9-e318-4362-860a-f47938833cc9.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To unlock a quiz indefinitely, click the **No time limit** radio button \[1\]. If you prefer to unlock a quiz until a specific date and time, click the **Until** radio button \[2\] and use the calendar icon \[3\] to select the date and time. Click the **Unlock** button \[4\] when you are done.

## Published Quiz Options

<div data-step-uuid="69C24D15-1605-4B20-9140-009DE1DE9A7E" id="bkmrk--14"><div data-step-uuid="69C24D15-1605-4B20-9140-009DE1DE9A7E"><div>[![Published Quiz Options](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/620/469/medium/0fa1ae42-ccb9-4bd2-a2de-9a7818fc98ed.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/620/469/original/0fa1ae42-ccb9-4bd2-a2de-9a7818fc98ed.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Once you publish a quiz, you can view additional options.

In addition to the options available for unpublished quizzes, in the **Options** menu \[1\], you can:

<div data-step-uuid="69C24D15-1605-4B20-9140-009DE1DE9A7E" id="bkmrk-preview%C2%A0the-quiz-%5B2%5D"><div data-step-uuid="69C24D15-1605-4B20-9140-009DE1DE9A7E"><div><div>- **Preview** the quiz \[2\]
- [View quiz results](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-view-student-results-in-a-quiz/ta-p/1114) as well as a list of who has taken the quiz and who has not \[3\]
- **Message students who** have taken the quiz already or who haven't yet taken the quiz \[4\]

</div></div></div></div>In the sidebar, you also have access to related quiz features:

<div data-step-uuid="69C24D15-1605-4B20-9140-009DE1DE9A7E" id="bkmrk-show-quiz%C2%A0statistics"><div data-step-uuid="69C24D15-1605-4B20-9140-009DE1DE9A7E"><div><div>- Show quiz [statistics](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/Once-I-publish-a-quiz-what-kinds-of-quiz-statistics-are/ta-p/659) \[5\]
- [Moderate this quiz](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/Once-I-publish-a-quiz-how-can-I-give-my-students-extra-attempts/ta-p/1242) and grant students more time or additional attempts (this option can be used for any [type of quiz](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/What-quiz-types-can-I-create-in-a-course/ta-p/1251)) \[6\]
- Grade quiz in the [SpeedGrader](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-use-SpeedGrader/ta-p/757) \[7\]

</div></div></div></div>You can also hide grades from students by [using posting policies](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-use-posting-policies-in-a-course/ta-p/928) in the gradebook.

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