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canvas quizzes create

canvas quizzes create

Create a new quiz

Synopsis

Create a new quiz in a course.

Examples:

canvas quizzes create --course-id 123 --title "Midterm Exam" --quiz-type assignment
canvas quizzes create --course-id 123 --title "Practice Quiz" --quiz-type practice_quiz --time-limit 30
canvas quizzes create --course-id 123 --title "Survey" --quiz-type survey --anonymous

canvas quizzes create [flags]

Options

      --access-code string        Quiz access code
      --anonymous                 Anonymous submissions
      --assignment-group-id int   Assignment group ID
      --attempts int              Number of allowed attempts (-1 = unlimited) (default 1)
      --cant-go-back              Prevent going back to previous questions
      --course-id int             Course ID (required)
      --description string        Quiz description
      --due-at string             Due date (ISO 8601)
  -h, --help                      help for create
      --hide-results string       When to hide results: always, until_after_last_attempt
      --ip-filter string          IP address filter
      --lock-at string            Lock date (ISO 8601)
      --one-at-a-time             Show one question at a time
      --published                 Publish immediately
      --quiz-type string          Quiz type: practice_quiz, assignment, graded_survey, survey (default "assignment")
      --scoring-policy string     Scoring policy: keep_highest, keep_latest
      --show-correct              Show correct answers
      --shuffle-answers           Shuffle answer choices
      --time-limit int            Time limit in minutes
      --title string              Quiz title (required)
      --unlock-at string          Unlock date (ISO 8601)

Options inherited from parent commands

      --as-user int       Masquerade as another user (admin feature, requires permission)
      --columns strings   Select specific columns to display (comma-separated)
      --config string     config file (default is $HOME/.canvas-cli/config.yaml)
      --dry-run           Print curl commands instead of executing requests
      --filter string     Filter results by text (case-insensitive substring match)
      --instance string   Canvas instance URL (overrides config)
      --limit int         Limit number of results for list operations (0 = unlimited)
      --no-cache          Disable caching of API responses
  -o, --output string     Output format: table, json, yaml, csv (default "table")
      --show-token        Show actual token in dry-run output (default: redacted)
      --sort string       Sort results by field (prefix with - for descending, e.g., -name)
  -v, --verbose           Enable verbose output

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