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                      Students answer this question type by choosing one (or maybe many) options from a list. You can always define variables and use them in the Question text and Feedback. This question type can also be used in the answer choices.

                      Note

                      Moodle now allows questions to have negative scoring, so now you can set grades in a way to discourage answering at random. But keep in mind some web browsers do not allow you to deselect a choice once you have selected it.

                      To create the example above, we will create a (random) polynomial and give three answers for the degree, also random. We will set the first answer as the correct choice for convenience, but don't worry, and the system will automatically shuffle the options to the student.

                      The algorithm would be

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