How do I create a Canvas Studio video quiz?

Instructors, teaching assistants (TAs), designers, and Canvas Studio account admins can create quizzes from their My Library page in Studio.

After creating a Canvas Studio video quiz, you can embed the quiz in a Canvas course. After students take the quiz, you can view the quiz or individual student results. You can also post quiz grades to your gradebook.

Notes:

  • You can only create Studio quizzes from videos in your My Library page.
  • Studio quizzes support Multiple Choice, True or False, and Multiple Answer question types.
  • Studio quizzes do not support more than 50 questions in a quiz. Quizzes with more than 50 questions cannot be edited and may not display properly for students.
  • Multiple quizzes can be added to a media file.
  • If the quiz creation option does not display in Studio, this feature is not enabled in your account. Please contact your admin for more information.
  • When you share a Studio video, any quiz created in that video is not included.
  • When you copy Canvas course content, quizzes created in Studio do not copy and will need to be re-imported to the new course.

Locate  Media

In Studio, the My Library page opens by default. The library displays media preview tiles with the most recently added media displayed first.

To search for a media file, click the Search icon [1]. To sort media by title, click the Sort By drop-down menu [2]. To filter media by collection, or caption status, click the Filter by drop-down menu [3].

Note: Media that contains a quiz displays the Quiz icon [4].

Create Quiz

Create Quiz

In the thumbnail for the media, click the Options icon [1]. Then, click the Create Quiz link [2].

Add Quiz Details

Add Quiz Details

In the Video Quiz Title field [1], enter the name of the quiz.

In the Description field [2], enter an optional description.

To hide question markers in the embedded quiz, click the Hide question markers on timeline for students toggle button [3].

To allow video annotations to display in the quiz timeline, click the Allow displaying annotations on timeline for students toggle button [4].

Click the Get Started button [5].

Add Questions

To create a quiz question, click the Add button. The Add button appears when the media is paused.

Note: Studio quizzes do not support more than 50 questions in a quiz. Quizzes with more than 50 questions cannot be edited and may not display properly for students.

Select Question Type

Select Question Type

To add a question, click the Multiple Choice [1], True or False [2], or Multiple Answer [3] question type option.

Edit Multiple Choice Question Details

In the Question Stem field [1], add a question stem. The question stem contains the question and, if necessary, additional information.

To add answers to the question, type the answers in the Answer fields [2]. To select the correct answer, click the button next to that answer [3].

To add an additional answer choice, click the Add Answer link [4]. To delete an answer, click the Delete icon [5].

Click the Save button [6].

Vary Points by Answer

To vary points based on student responses, click the Vary points by answer checkbox [1]. Then, set specific point totals for each answer by entering a value or using the arrows in the Pts field [2].

Shuffle Multiple Choice Answer Choices

To shuffle answer choices, click the Shuffle Choices checkbox [1]. To lock an answer in its location, click the Lock Distractor Position icon [2]. To unlock a locked answer, click the Unlock Distractor Position icon [3].

Edit True or False Question Details

In the Question Stem field [1], add a question stem. The question stem contains the question and, if necessary, additional information.

To select the correct answer for the question, click the button next to the True [2] or False [3] option.

Click the Save button [4].

Edit Multiple Answer Question Details

In the Question Stem field [1], add a question stem. The question stem contains the question and, if necessary, additional information.

To add answers to the question, type the answers in the Answer fields [2]. To select the correct answer(s), click the checkbox next to that answer [3].

To add an additional answer choice, click the Add Answer link [4]. To delete an answer, click the Delete icon [5].

Click the Save button [6].

Shuffle Multiple Answer Choices

To shuffle answer choices, click the Shuffle Choices checkbox [1]. To lock an answer in its location, click the Lock Distractor Position icon [2]. To unlock a locked answer, click the Unlock Distractor Position icon [3].

Add Quiz Question Feedback

To add question feedback, click the Question Feedback section link [1].

You can enter comments for students to view after taking the quiz. You can enter comments about a correct answer [2], about an incorrect answer [3], or to provide general feedback [4].

View Questions

View Questions

The question mark icons in the timeline show the questions in the media [1]. To edit an existing question, hover your cursor over the question mark icon, and click the Edit icon [2].

To review the video quiz questions while the video plays, click the Play button [3].

Return to Media

Return to Media

When you are done editing your video quiz, click the Done button.

View Media with Quiz

View Media with Quiz

A Quiz icon displays on media with quizzes.

Edit Quiz

Edit Quiz

On the My Library page, locate the media with the quiz. Click the Options icon [1], hover your cursor over the Quizzes link [2], and select the quiz name [3].

For users to take the quiz, you must embed the media in a Canvas course.

Note: Once a version of a quiz has been embedded or taken, it cannot be edited.