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Setting the quiz parameters

After you create a new file and select one of the quiz templates, the next step is to set the quiz parameters. These parameters control how the entire quiz is presented to users—for example, whether the questions are presented in a random or sequential order, the number of question to display, and whether the Results page is displayed.

To set quiz parameters:

  1. Select the Quiz Options component with instructions, to the left of the Stage in the quiz template. The component allows you to set the parameters for the quiz.

    Note: These instructions do not appear in SWF file.

  2. Do one of the following to open the Component Inspector panel:
    • Select Window > Development Panels > Component Inspector.
    • In the Property inspector, click Launch Component Inspector.

      Note: If the text in the Component Inspector panel is too small to be legible, drag a corner of the panel to enlarge it. You may need to undock the panel to enlarge it.

  3. Select Randomize if you want the quiz questions to be presented in a random order, not necessarily in the order in which they appear in the Timeline.
  4. In the Questions to Ask text box, specify the number of questions to ask for one presentation of the quiz. If you set this number to 0, the quiz uses all the questions you add to the document. If you enter a number larger than the number of questions in the quiz, the quiz displays only the number of questions that are in the quiz and does not duplicate any of them.

    For example, if you have 10 interactions in your quiz, you can specify that a lesser number, such as 5 interactions, appear to the user. This feature is especially helpful when used with the Randomize feature to create quizzes with unexpected questions in an unexpected order.

  5. Enter the URL to redirect the user.

    When an AICC-compliant LMS starts a quiz, it includes parameters that the HTML code looks for when it executes the embed tag for the Flash application and the course loads properly. If no parameters are specified, the user is redirected to the URL specified in the Login File URL field. If this field is blank or the Flash file was published with the SCORM template, the redirect does not occur.

  6. In the Activity ID and Activity Name text boxes, enter the activity ID and activity name of your LMS, if you are using one. If you are not using an LMS, you can either accept or delete the default entries.
  7. Select Show Results Page if you want to present quiz results to users after they have completed the quiz.
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