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title: "Multiple choice quiz question"
slug: "multiple-choice-quiz-question"
tags: ["Content Creator", "Explainer", "Totara Learn"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:35Z
canonical: "totara.help/multiple-choice-quiz-question"
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# Multiple choice quiz question

In a multiple choice question, Learners are asked to identify the correct answer from a selection of possible options. Multiple choice questions can be configured with one or more correct answers, with a (positive or negative) score defined for each possible answer.

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To set up a multiple choice quiz question, follow these steps:

1. In the quiz activity, click **Add**, then select **a new question**.
2. Select **Multiple choice**, then click **Add**.
3. Give the question a name, then enter the question in the **Question text** field.
4. Set the **Default mark**, i.e. how many marks the Learner will be awarded if they answer correctly.
5. Configure the other general settings as required.
6. Enter each answer in the **Choice** fields, and add the corresponding feedback for each answer. If you don't want to provide specific feedback for each answer, either use the **General feedback** field or the **Combined feedback** section. You can add more answers by clicking **Blanks for 3 more choices**.
7. Use the dropdown to set the **Grade** weighting for each answer. See [Configuring grades](/19/docs/multiple-choice-quiz-question#configuring-grades) for more information.
8. If required, configure the **Multiple tries** and **Tags** sections.
9. Click **Save changes**.

## Configuring grades

For questions with more than one correct answer, divide the full mark (100%) between each right answer. If users are able to select multiple answers, you should give any incorrect answers a negative weighting - otherwise the user could select every answer and still score 100%. For example, say you had the following question: 'Which colours appear on the American flag?'. The three correct colours (red, white and blue) would each give the user 33.33% of the score. Any negative answers (e.g. yellow) should be given a weighting of -100%, so the user will receive a score of 0 if they select the wrong answer, even if they also selected the three correct options.

If you have added too many answers to the question, you can leave the unnecessary answer fields empty. However, you need to ensure that no additional HTML is left in each field, as this may cause the answer to display for learners.

![A multiple choice question with four items. The three correct items have a weighting of -33%, while the incorrect item has a weighting of -100%.](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1709215102552.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T15%3A50%3A50Z&se=2026-11-01T16%3A50%3A50Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=sBvjFSYyV%2F%2F5gpARcy7CkNqPqGNoHeVUE7nIcjWoewA%3D)

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