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.

Create Quiz

Create Quiz

Locate the media where you want to create the 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.