Instructor: Modify a Quiz

Making changes to a quiz is relatively simple.

Note: If the quiz is available to students, we recommend waiting until it is closed before making any changes. See the Quiz Tips and Troubleshooting help page for quick fixes to common problems.

1. Select Quizzes from the course navbar.
2. Click on the quiz name.
3. Make your changes.
4. Click the Save button to remain in the quiz (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).

You can easily move questions around in a quiz.

You can move questions to the top of the quiz, to the bottom of the quiz, or into a (different) section in the quiz.

1. Click the down-caret next to the quiz name and select Edit.
2. Click the Add/Edit Questions button.
3. Place check marks next to the question(s) you want to move.

    

4. Click the Move To button that appears.

    

5. Choose either Top of the Quiz, Bottom of the Quiz, or Section.
6. Alternatively, after selecting the question(s) or section(s) that you would like to move, hover your cursor over the icon to drag and drop questions to their desired location. 

    

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

1. Place check marks next to each quiz you want to edit.

    

2. Click the Bulk Edit icon.

    

3. In the window that appears, you can: 
   • 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
4. When you are finished, click the Save button to save your edits and return to the quiz list.

    

D2L lists quizzes in the order that you create them. You can change that order at any time.

Note: Students see the same order as you do.

1. Click the More Actions button.

    

2. Select Reorder from the menu that appears.

    

3. Use the drop-down 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.

    

4. When you are finished, click the Save button to save your edits and return to the quiz list.

It is possible to create a copy of an existing quiz.

1. Select Quizzes from the course navbar.
2. Open the Actions menu for the quiz you want to copy (use the down-caret next to the quiz name)

    

3. Select Copy
4. D2L will automatically open the edit quiz view, allowing you to make any changes to the copied quiz. Save and Close when you are finished.

When you delete a quiz, you delete the quiz and all student attempts (students' completed quizzes). Before deleting, be sure you do not need that information.

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 your questions from within the quiz, first import them into the Question Library for safe-keeping.

1. Click ton the caret to open the quiz's Action menu.
2. Select Delete.

    

3. A pop-up Confirmation window will appear. Click the Delete button.

    

You can delete multiple quizzes at once. Remember you also delete all student attempts (students' completed quizzes). Make sure you know what you are deleting first.

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 your questions from within the quiz, first import them into the Question Library for safe-keeping.

1. Click the More Actions button.
2. Select Delete from the menu.

    

3. Place check marks next to the quizzes you want to delete.
4. A pop-up Confirmation window will appear. Click the Delete button.