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canvas quizzes questions create

canvas quizzes questions create

Create a new question

Synopsis

Create a new question in a quiz.

Examples:

canvas quizzes questions create --course-id 123 --quiz-id 456 --text "What is 2+2?" --type multiple_choice_question --points 10
canvas quizzes questions create [flags]

Options

      --correct-comments string     Comments for correct answer
      --course-id int               Course ID (required)
  -h, --help                        help for create
      --incorrect-comments string   Comments for incorrect answer
      --name string                 Question name
      --points float                Points possible
      --quiz-id int                 Quiz ID (required)
      --text string                 Question text (required)
      --type string                 Question type (default "multiple_choice_question")

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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