Canvas Quizzes

A built-in feature of the Canvas learning management system that helps instructors assess student understanding of course materials through customizable quiz options.

  • Canvas supports two quiz engines, Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes
  • New Quizzes feature more question types and setting functionality. More about the difference between Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes 
  • Choose from four quiz types in Classic Quizzes: graded quizzes, practice quizzes, graded surveys, and ungraded surveys
  • Create quizzes with individual questions or question groups
  • Import external quizzes
  • Display quiz questions one at a time
  • Assign quizzes to all students, individual students, or specific course sections

Canvas Quizzes is provided at no cost

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Last modified: Apr 28, 2025