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In Moodle, the Quiz activity is used for a variety of activities. Your instructor may refer to this as a quiz, test, exam or by his or her own custom label and description. This section will guide you through quizzes in Moodle, what you can expect, and some tips for taking online quizzes. Feel free to watch the instructional video below regarding how to take a quiz in Moodle, or read the Moodle Quiz Guide.

Why take online quizzes?

Obviously, students in a purely online class will have online quizzes. You may be surprised to learn that many instructors in face-to-face classes also require that students complete quizzes online.  There are several advantages to this:

• Classroom time is limited. By moving a test out of the regularly scheduled classroom time, your instructor has more time to engage with you as a student. You will have more time for content, more time to ask questions, and more time in the classroom devoted to you.
• Quizzes often grade themselves. When an instructor creates a quiz in Moodle, he or she has to identify the correct answer. This means that, in many cases, your grade on a quiz is available immediately after you finish. 
• Multiple attempts are possible. Since the quiz is not taking up classroom time, an instructor may choose to allow multiple attempts on a quiz. If so, after getting your grade on a quiz, you will have the option to retake it for a potentially better score. 
• Disclaimer – if the quiz, test, exam, etc. has a short answer or essay component results may not be available immediately, the instructor will need to grade those manually.
• Best Practice Tip for Digital Learning Students - It is strongly recommended that you access any graded online quiz from a stable internet connection, such as a wired connection or private wifi at your home or on the CCU campus. Completing examinations from shared, public WIFI is strongly discouraged due to potential issues with connectivity.