April 26, 2018
Create quizzes
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April 26, 2018
Create quizzes
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Assets and samples

The procedures in this document require you to use assets such as images and sample Captivate project files.

Sample files for practice:

Add True / False questions

Let’s add a True / False question to a project.

  1. In the downloaded files folder, navigate to the samples subfolder and open:
    create-quizzes.cptx
    Note:It is not mandatory that you download the project file that ships with this tutorial. You can still follow along with the steps in this procedure. However, you will need to create a new project in Captivate.
  2. In the Filmstrip, select the slide titled Summary.
    We are going to add the question after this slide.
  3. In the toolbar, click  and choose Question Slide.
  4. In the Insert Questions dialog box, select the True/False checkbox and click OK.
    A question slide is inserted after the slide title Summary.
    Also, after the question slide, Captivate inserts a Quiz Results slide.
  5. In the question slide, enter the following question in the text area (overwriting the placeholder text):
    You cannot create Responsive projects with Adobe Captivate.
  6. In the choices, select False.

Note:
By default, the pass percentage for a quiz is 80. You can change this, and other, quiz settings inCaptivate:
In the Edit menu, choose Preferences, and then go Pass or Fail.

Let’s preview the procedure we’ve just completed.
In the toolbar.
Click Preview and then choose Project.
When you reach the question, pick an answer (true or false). Captivate will check your answer and give you the results in the Quiz Results slide.

Add Multiple Choice questions

You can create questions that can have both single and multiple correct answers.

Let’s create two multiple choice questions, one for each of the above types.

  1. In the downloaded files folder, navigate to the samples subfolder and open:
    create-quizzes.cptx
    Note:
    It is not mandatory that you download the project file that ships with this tutorial. You can still follow along with the steps in this procedure. However, you will need to create a new project in Captivate.
  2. In the Filmstrip, select the slide titled Summary.
    We are going to add the two multiple choice questions after this slide.
  3. In the toolbar, click and choose Question Slide.
  4. In the Insert Questions dialog box, select the Multiple Choice
  5. To create two multiple choice questions, in the text box to the right, enter 2 and click OK.
    Two multiple choice question slides are inserted after the slide title Summary.
    Also, after the question slides, Captivate inserts a Quiz Results slide.
  6. Navigate to the first question slide, and enter the following question in the text area (overwriting the placeholder text):
    Which option in the menu allows you to create rectangular shapes in Captivate?
    By default, Captivate adds placeholders for two choices. Let’s add two more placeholders to provide the user with four choices.
  7. To open the Properties Inspector, click   in the right corner of the toolbar and then go to the Quiz Inspector.mc_quiz_inspector
  8. Click the default number of answers (2) and change this to 4.
  9. In the question slide, enter the following answers and ensure that choice B (the correct answer) is selected:mc_quiz_single_choice
  10. Navigate to the second multiple choice question slide and enter the following question:
    Which of the following are types of Captivate projects that you can create?
    Pick all that apply.
  11. In the Quiz Inspector, click the default number of answers (2) and change this to 4.
    Also, to allow the user to pick all that apply, check Multiple Answers.mc_quiz_inspector
  1. In the question slide, enter the following answers and ensure that the corresponding choices are selected:mc_quiz_multiplechoice

Note:By default, the pass percentage for a quiz is 80.You can change this, and other,quiz settings in Captivate:
In the Edit menu, choose Preferences, and then go Pass or Fail.

Let’s preview the procedure we’ve just completed.
In the toolbar.  click Preview and then choose Project.
When you reach the first question, pick an answer and then proceed to the second question.
After you’re done with both the questions, Captivate will check your answers and give you the results in the Quiz Results slide.

Add Fill-in-the-blank questions

If the choices for a question are too obvious, fill-in-the-blank is another method to check user input.

Let’s add a fill-in-the-blank question to our project.

  1. In the downloaded files folder, navigate to the samples subfolder and open:
    create-quizzes.cptx
    Note:
    It is not mandatory that you download the project file that ships with this tutorial. You can still follow along with the steps in this procedure. However, you will need to create a new project in Captivate.
  2. In the Filmstrip, select the slide titled Summary.
    We are going to add the question after this slide.
  3. In the toolbar, click and choose Question Slide.
  4. In the Insert Questions dialog box, select the Fill-In-The-Blank checkbox and click OK.
    A question slide is inserted after the slide title Summary.
    Also, after the question slide, Captivate inserts a Quiz Results slide.
  5. In the question slide, enter the following statement in the text area (overwriting the placeholder text: Type the blank phrase):
    Use the Themes option in the toolbar to change the overall appearance of your Captivate project.
    When the project is displayed to users, we want to hide Themes and ask users to fill in that blank.
  6. Select the entire word Themes in the slide.
  7. To open the Properties Inspector, click   in the upper-right corner of the toolbar and then go to the Quiz Inspector.
    quiz-inspector
  8. In the Quiz Inspector, click Mark Blank.
    Notice that the word Themes is now underlined. This indicates the word Themes will appear as blank for users to fill in.
    We can also apply a few settings to the word. Let’s do that.
  9. Click on the word Themes.
    The following pop-up box is displayed:
    fitb_settings_box
    Let’s provide some flexibility for the user input.
  10. Right now, if the user enters any other word except exactly Themes, the answer is marked as incorrect. To accept other words as correct responses use the + in the upper-right corner and add more correct words or even phrases:
    Click + and enter Theme
    Click + and enter Theme button
    Note:
    By default, the pass percentage for a quiz is 80. You can change this, and other, quiz settings in Captivate:
    In the Edit menu, choose Preferences, and then go Pass or Fail.

Let’s preview the procedure we’ve just completed.
In the toolbar. click  Preview and then choose Project.
When you reach the question, fill in the blank. Captivate will check your answer and give you the results in the Quiz Results slide.

Add matching questions

Matching questions are useful to check one-to-one relations in an eLearning project.

Let’s add a matching question to our project to check the definitions for the toolbar options in Captivate.

  1. In the downloaded files folder, navigate to the samples subfolder and open:
    create-quizzes.cptx
    Note:
    It is not mandatory that you download the project file that ships with this tutorial. You can still follow along with the steps in this procedure. However, you will need to create a new project in Captivate.
  2. In the Filmstrip, select the slide titled Summary.
    We are going to add the question after this slide.
  3. In the toolbar, click  and choose Question Slide.
  4. In the Insert Questions dialog box, select the Matching checkbox and click OK.
    A question slide is inserted after the slide title Summary.
    Also, after the question slide, Captivate inserts a Quiz Results slide.
  5. In the question slide, enter the following in the text area (overwriting the placeholder text: Match the following):
    Match the toolbar options in Column 1 with their definitions in Column 2.
  6. Enter the following toolbar options in Column 1:
    Text
    Shapes
    Objects
  7. Enter the following definitions in Column 2:
    Add rollover captions to a slide
    Add text animation to a slide
    Add rectangles to a slide
  8. To let Captivate know the correct match:
    Click A in Column 1 and in the drop-down list, choose B.
    Click B in Column 1 and in the drop-down list, choose C.
    Click C in Column 1 and in the drop-down list, choose A.mtc-answer

Note:By default, the pass percentage for a quiz is 80. You can change this, and other, quiz settings in Captivate:
In the Edit menu, choose Preferences, and then go Pass or Fail.

Let’s preview the procedure we’ve just completed.
In the toolbar. Click Preview and then choose Project.
When you reach the question, match the columns. Captivate will check your answer and give you the results in the Quiz Results slide.

Preview and Publish

In this section, we covered the different types of quiz questions supported by Captivate.

Let’s preview our progress.
Click Preview on the toolbar and then choose Project to preview the entire project.

If you see something missing, you can go over the appropriate section in this article and make the required updates to your project.

If everything looks fine, let’s publish the project.

  1. In the toolbar, click  and then choose Publish to Computer.
    The Publish To My Computer dialog box is displayed.
  2. In the Publish as drop-down list, ensure HTML5 / SWF is selected.
  3. In the Output Format option, ensure HTML5 is selected.
  4. Click Publish.
8 Comments
2019-07-04 00:15:59
2019-07-04 00:15:59

Thank you for this tutorial!

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2019-07-04 07:31:39
2019-07-04 07:31:39
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If you want to learn more about quizzes, this portal has 11 blogs dedicated to that subject. Here is only one link, you could easily find the other articles: 5 are about the default setup, 6 about easy possible tweaks of quiz and score slides.

https://elearning.adobe.com/2019/02/captivates-quizzes-2-submit-process/

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2019-05-19 13:33:14
2019-05-19 13:33:14

It’s good to see a helpful tutorial with sample files included posted by the Captivate Team.

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2019-05-19 07:54:38
2019-05-19 07:54:38

Some information which I have in a sequence of 5 posts about Quizzing can supplement this information. Like setting up the master slides, the design of the Submit process, the meaning of embedded objects etc. Will post some links in a separate comment.

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2019-05-17 14:07:58
2019-05-17 14:07:58

Once  published, how do we send them to others to take? I’ve been trying all morning. The zip folder just breaks down all the parts to the slide. There really should be an easier way. Shouldn’t have to have an IT degree/certification to figure it out.

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2019-05-19 07:52:38
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All HTML output has to be uploaded to a LMS or a webserver. If you want to track quizzes you need a LMS. If you only want to offer it without registration or tracking, you can use a webserver. Upload to that server (look at XAMP or WAMP) and you have a ‘website’. Send the URL to the index.html file to your learners.

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2019-03-04 19:30:48
2019-03-04 19:30:48

Good  shortcut for those who haven’t try quizzes yet 🙂

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