There are two customized settings screens; the first includes difficulty, language, answer options, and media. The second panel includes Shuffle or randomizing, Observed exclusions, Frequency, and Sound Effects.
Option |
Description |
Easy (default), Medium, or Hard |
For Multiple Choice and Pick One, the harder the quiz, the more similar the multiple choices will be to the correct answer. |
Language |
Click Common Name or Scientific Name (the choice Both is available only for Flash Cards quizzes and Pick One quizzes). |
Answer Options |
With One Try Only, whether correct or not, the quiz presents the next item. |
Media |
Click which type of media you want presented for each item. For all but the Pick One quiz, the options are Picture, Picture and Sound, Sound, or Video. |
Allow Clues? |
Click to check or clear the checkbox. Allowing clues provides all the media available for each species at quiz time, such as different pictures, the range map, and a video if available. |
To continue with the quiz setup, click Next>> to display the second customization screen.
Option |
Description |
Shuffling |
Click Yes to randomize the quiz list of species. Click No to present them in taxonomic order. |
Exclusions |
If you have logged any sightings, you can choose to exclude them from the quiz by clicking Yes. If you do this, you must then click an observer from the list. |
Duplicates |
You can adjust the number of duplicate items in the quiz from none to all by clicking the slide bar to move it to the desired point. The percentage on the right adjusts to show the chance that a specific item will appear more than once. The total number shows the new number of items that will be in the quiz. |
Sound Effects |
You can choose to have sound effects during the quiz by clicking Yes. To disable sound effects, click No, don't use them.
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To make further option changes, use this screen or click Back to return to the previous options panel.
To begin the quiz with these settings, click Next.
For Help on taking the quiz, see the appropriate topic Taking a Multiple Choice Quiz or Taking a Fill-in-the-Blank Quiz or Taking a Pick One Quiz.