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title: "Essay quiz question"
slug: "essay-quiz-question"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "Explainer", "Content Creator"]
updated: 2022-11-01T13:18:24Z
published: 2022-11-01T13:18:24Z
canonical: "totara.help/essay-quiz-question"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Essay quiz question

Essay questions pose a question which learners must answer with free text or by uploading a document, which is then graded manually by the appropriate person. Essay questions are generally used when the learner is required to provide a longer, more critically considered response.

If you only want learners to provide a short answer (e.g. one or two words) you should instead use the [short answer](/17/docs/short-answer-quiz-question) question type.

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_getting-started-with-quizzes.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A59%3A41Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A59%3A41Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=xyVsAJDU2WIgP65WOxI%2Fw1gM2MX7SzWqYIDqivs%2Brxw%3D)There are two courses in the Totara Academy about using quizzes in Totara Learn, [Getting started with quizzes](https://totara.community/course/view.php?id=639) and [Advanced quiz](https://totara.community/course/view.php?id=262) Using these courses you can learn more on how to use these features, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

Join the [Totara Community](https://totara.community/) for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara.

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