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====== Media Lesson > Panel > New Multiple Choice Question ======

This item allows you to add a Multiple Choice Question in the Other Content panel. The settings and functionality options are very similar to those for **Interactivity > Multiple Choice Question**.

===== Example demo =====

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==== Media > New Multiple Choice Question: Core properties ====

^ Property ^ Description ^ Type ^ Additional information ^
| Title | Text that appears above the Multiple Choice Question | Text | If you are adding several MCQs, this could be "Question 1". You can then duplicate this question to create further questions and save time editing.  |
| Question | This can either be a question, or a question followed by the stem of a statement (which is completed in different ways by the answer options).  | Text+ |   |
| Question Type | How the questions appear to learners {Buttons/**Radio buttons**/Drop Down Menu} | Drop-down | **Buttons **puts the answer options inside a button; **Radio Buttons** puts a circular toggle icon to the left of the answer text, which shows selected/unselected.  Choose **Radio Buttons **if you are asking for **Multiple Answer **(see below). |
| Answer Type | {**Single Answer**/Multiple Answer} | Drop-down |   |
| Disable Controls | If the learner gets a wrong answer, this hides the controls to pause the media, or to navigate backwards and forwards.  If the answer is correct, the controls are displayed as normal. | Tick box |   |
| Synch Point | The point in the audio or video (in seconds) when you want this question to start displaying.  | Number  |   |
| Pause Media | Pauses the audio or video until the learner starts it again  | Tick box | It is generally good practice to tick this box, because it allows the learner time to read the question and reflect on the answer options, without distraction from the audio/video continuing to play.  |
| Clear Existing Content | Ensure that the question replaces any existing content in the panel  | Tick box | If you don't tick this box, the question appears below any existing text or other content.  |


==== Media > New Multiple Choice Question: Optional Properties ====

^ Property ^ Description ^ Type ^ Additional information ^
| Divider | Adds a horizontal line __after__ the MCQ | Tick box |   |
| Feedback | Adds feedback which is displayed on clicking the Check button, irrespective of whether the answer is correct or incorrect. | Text+ |   |
| Position | Adds the MCQ above or below any existing content {**Top**/Bottom} | Text+ | This only works if the Clear Existing Content box is unticked.  |
| Synch Point: End | Sets a point (in seconds) at which the MCQ disappears | Number | This produces the same effect as adding a Clear Panel item.  |


==== Main pane: Language Options ====

^ Property ^ Description ^ Type ^ Additional information ^
| Feedback Label | The header that appears above the feedback when it is display  | Text | Default - "Feedback" |
| Single Answer Correct | Feedback | Text  | Default - "Your answer is correct!" |
| Single Answer Wrong | Feedback | Text  | Default - "Your answer is incorrect" |
| Multi Answer Correct | Feedback | Text  | Default - "You have selected all the correct answers" |
| Multi Answer Wrong | Feedback | Text  | Default - "You have not selected the correct combination of answers" |
| Check Button Label | Text on button for submitting answer and revealing feedback. | Text  | Default - "Check" |
| Continue Button Label | Text on the button for continuing to the next item or question | Text | Default - "Continue". This button only appears after the correct answer has been selected. |
| Drop Down Menu Option 1 | Instruction that is displayed at the top of a Drop Down MCQ (if this Question type is selected) | Text | Default - "Select Answer..." |

Click on **New Answer** to open the New Answer pane. You need to add a New Answer, and complete the pane, for each of the options related to  your question.


==== New Answer pane ====

^ Property ^ Description ^ Type ^ Additional information ^
| Label | :!: You may not need to edit this. This label is only displayed in the authoring interface and on a Results Page (if you include one in your project). | Text  | Default - "Answer" |
| Answer | One of the options which learners will choose from. | Text+ | In addition to text, other content (e.g. images, audio, video) can be embedded here.  |
| Correct | This is where you mark up answer options as incorrect or correct. In the authoring interface this is displayed as {**False**/True}. | Drop-down |   |


==== New Answer: Optional Properties ====

^ Property ^ Description ^ Type ^ Additional information ^
| Enable Controls | :?: | Tick box |   |
| Feedback | Feedback if this answer is selected | Text+ |   |
| Go to Page | Takes the learner to another page in the project | Drop down |   |
| Go to Synch Point | Takes the audio/video to a specified synch point in the audio/video | Number |   |
| Play Media | Autoplays the audio/video from the new synch point (see above) :?: // Is this correct?// | Tick box |   |