How long is the quiz available? The quiz will always have a start time but the end time can be unlimited or fixed. If your quiz has an END time, you will still have access to the quiz if you start the quiz before the end time. 1 How much time do I have to complete the quiz? The quiz can have: 1. Unlimited time 2. Fixed time indicated by instructor (e.g. hours, minutes or days) If time expires, the instructor may have disallowed the display of questions. 2 How will the questions be shown? Question can appear: 1.All at once. 2.One at a time and questions can be revisited. 3.One at a time and questions cannot be revisited. 3 How many attempts do I have to take the quiz? Quizzes can have 1 or more (unlimited) attempts If instructor allow you to have several attempts, questions may appear in random order. The instructor can also assign a minimum attempt time When can I see my grade? The grade may appear: 1. After the assessment has been submitted 2. After the assessment has been submitted AND all of the questions have been graded 3. After the availability period has ended 4. After the availability period has ended AND all of the questions have been graded 5

Title This column shows the name of the quiz 1 Availability This column shows whether or not the quiz is available 2 Duration This column shows the duration of the quiz 3 Grade This column shows the grade obtained for the quiz 4 Attempts This column shows how many attempts are allowed for the quiz 5 My current role does not allow me to see the results on View Summary Statistics/View Item Statistics

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