There are several areas in your Canvas course where you are can access a quiz. The most common locations for Quizzes are in the Calendar, Modules, or in Quizzes.

Key Features

Quizzes can have many different question types
View Quiz Details before taking a quiz (Due date, Points, Number of questions, Availability dates, Instructions, Time limit, Attempts allowed)
Canvas saves your quiz as you complete it
Quizzes may be locked to limit how or when you can access them

Taking a Quiz

To begin a quiz, click on the “Take the Quiz” button at the bottom of the quiz details.

Quizzes may display all questions on one page, or one question per page
View a Quiz Summary in the sidebar
- Navigate Questions by click on the question number
- Flag questions to answer later by clicking the flag icon next to the question
Click "Back" to review previous questions or use the Question Summary

Quiz Progress

You can view a Quiz Timer in the sidebar displaying your progress.

Quiz submissions will be marked late if you start the quiz after the due date and time, or you do not complete the entire quiz before the due date and time
If you open a new window or you close the quiz, the timer does not pause
You can Resume a Quiz during the time allowed

Submit a Quiz

Once you are ready to submit your quiz, select the "Submit Quiz" button.

If you have not completed all questions a warning will appear
Your quiz is automatically submitted once the time limit has been reached

Retake a Quiz

You can retake a quiz if your instructor has allowed multiple attempts.

Click the "Take a Quiz Again" button to begin another attempt
View your Attempt History listed under the quiz details

Quiz Results and Feedback

View Quiz Results depending on what your instructor allows (Quiz details, Attempt History, Submission Details, Quiz results)
Your quiz results may be temporarily hidden and a notice will appear on the Submission Details page

Learn More

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Canvas Student Guide > Quizzes
How do I view Quizzes as a student?
How do I take a quiz?
How do I resume a quiz that I already started taking?
How do I submit a quiz?
How do I view quiz results as a student?
How do I view quiz comments from my instructor?
How do I know if I can retake a quiz?

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