How do I create a Canvas Studio video quiz?
Instructors, teacher assistants (TAs), designers, and Canvas Studio account admins can create quizzes from their My Library page in Studio.
Notes:
- You can only create Studio quizzes from videos in your My Uploads 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.
Create Quiz
In the My Library page, locate the media to base your quiz on, click the Options icon [1], and then click the Create Quiz link [2].
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

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].
With this option selected, you can set specific point totals for each option by typing the point value in the Points field [2] or using the arrows to increase or decrease the point value [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].
Add Quiz Question Feedback
To add question feedback, click the Question Feedback link [1].
You can enter comments for students to view for a correct answer [2], for an incorrect answer[3], and to provide general feedback [4]. Students can view question feedback after submitting the quiz.
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].
View Media with Quiz
On the My Library page, locate the media with the quiz. Click the Options icon [1], hover over the Quizzes link [2], and then view the name of the created quiz [3].
For users to take the quiz, the media must be embedded in Canvas.
Note: Once a version of a quiz has been embedded or taken, it cannot be edited.