Gather feedback and learn more about your viewers by using Camtasia quizzes and surveys. Learn how to set up, edit and publish a quiz.
Insert a quiz or survey into your video to:
Test viewer’s knowledge through multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer, and true/false questions.
Add open ended questions to gain feedback or gather user information such as an email address to contact the viewer at a later time.
Note: The TechSmith Smart Player is required for table of contents, closed captions, search, quizzing, and hotspots in a video. To include the TechSmith Smart Player, export the video to Local File or Screencast. See Export & Share Your Video.
Quiz Features
Unlimited number of fill in the blank, multiple choice, short answer, or true/false questions.
Provide up to thirty answer options per question.
Set the quiz to be scored or unscored.
For surveys, use the unscored option.
Set Up a Quiz
Select media or move the playhead to the desired location and select Modify > Quizzes > Add Timeline Quiz or press Shift+Q.
Note: Add a quiz to media to keep the quiz aligned to that media while editing.
Camtasia adds the quiz and enables quiz mode.
Set quiz options in the Properties > Options tab.
Enter quiz questions in the Properties > Questions tab.
To add another quiz, move the cursor along the timeline or on the selected media and click to add a quiz. As long as quiz mode is enabled, you are able to add new quizzes.
To disable quiz mode, click the small arrow next to Quiz under the timeline toolbar or press Ctrl+Q.
Quiz Questions and Options
Option
Description
Create questions
Click the Questions subtab.
The first question is added for you.
To add more questions, click the Add Question button and type the question.
Choose a question type
Select a question type from the dropdown.
Enter or select answer
For true/false questions, click True or False to set the answers.
For all other question types, click Add Answer and type an answer.
For multiple choice questions, click to select the correct answer.
Give feedback for answers
Check the Display Feedback option.
Type a response for the correct / incorrect answers.
Select the next action after the correct / incorrect answers.
Change question order
Click up and down arrows to change order of the questions in the quiz.
Preview how quiz appears to your viewers
Click the Preview button.
Enter quiz name
Click the Quiz Options subtab.
Enter the name in the Quiz Name field.
Create survey
Click the Quiz Options subtab.
Leave the Score Quiz option unchecked.
Allow users to view results
Click the Quiz Options subtab.
Click the Viewers can see their results checkbox.
Delete quiz
Select a quiz on the timeline or media and press the Delete key.
Get scores and information about quiz
You can report the results of the quiz via a SCORM-compliant Learning Management System (LMS).
Export a Video with a Quiz
To export a video with a quiz, select one of the following options:
Local File (Windows):
Select Export > Local File.
Select the MP4 with Smart Player option from the File type dropdown.
Optional: If you want to upload the video package to a SCORM compliant LMS, select Advanced > Smart Player tab > enable the Report using SCORM option. Click the SCORM options button to customize.
Click Export.
Local File (Mac):
Select Export > Local File.
Select Export to MP4 from the File format dropdown.
Enable the Include Quiz option. Click the Options button.
Optional: If you want to upload the video package to a SCORM compliant LMS, enable the Include SCORM option. Click the Options button to customize.