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Quiz Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	Tag Category:Tag extensions, Hook Category:Hook extensions
Description	Provides a quiz tool
Author(s)	Lrbabetalk
Latest version	1.2.0 (2015-12-08)
MediaWiki	1.25+Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
Example	and format documentation: v:Help:Quiz
Hooks used ParserAfterTidy Category:ParserAfterTidy extensions ParserFirstCallInit Category:ParserFirstCallInit extensions
Quarterly downloads	18 (Ranked 77th)
Translate the Quiz extension if it is available at translatewiki.net
Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

The Quiz extension is the quiz building tool adopted on the Wikiversity. This extension aims at being:

• Open to suggestions and improvements (by facilitating the addition of new types of questions).

Usage

• Learning project on quizzes at the English Wikiversity
• Wikiversity:Help:Quiz – documentation for the quiz extension (full) (on Wikiversity).
• Wikiversity:Help:Quiz-Simple – a simpler and colourful documentation intended for beginners, younger users and anyone else who does not need the full version (on Wikiversity).

Other help pages are hosted on the Wikiversities in order to allow for working examples.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted Quiz folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/Quiz
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'Quiz' );
  

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Development

Adding a new question type

Quiz was conceived to facilitate the addition of new question types. If the basic types (multiple choice with single/multiple responses) are not enough for you, you have the possibility of easily creating and integrating the type of questions which you need. For that you must have some knowledge of PHP.

1. The first thing that you must do is choose a syntax (the simplest possible) for your question type. The restrictions are:
   • The syntax of the question's header is fixed. The question has to be placed between curly brackets - i.e. { and } .
   • For consistency, it is recommended to use || to mark the beginning of the feedback section ("correction").
2. Choose a new code name for your question type (example: "questionTypeName") as well as a symbol (currently the symbol () is used for single response multiple choice because it looks like a radio button, and the symbol [] is used for multiple response multiple choice because it looks like a checkbox).
   
3. Add a "case" at the beginning of the parseParameters's "switch", as follows:

   case 'symbol':
   	$this->mType = "questionTypeName";
   	break;
   

4. Add a parser function to Quiz.php
   This function must convert a question object from quiz syntax to HTML and set a state to the question (right, wrong, error, NA or unmarked), according to syntax errors and eventually posted answers. Name the function "questionTypeNameParseObject" and implement as follows :

   /**
    * Convert a basic type object from quiz syntax to HTML.
    * 
    * @param  $input				A question object in quiz syntax
    * 
    * @return $output				A question object in HTML.
    */
   function questionTypeNameParseObject($input) {
   	// your code here.
   	$this->setState(""); // Set the state if needed.
   	return $output;
   }
   

5. Write down your syntax specifications which will be added to the help. Please read first the existing help.
6. Once this is all done, contact me to include officially your question type inside the extension.

See also

• Extension:CIForms

This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page.

This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: Miraheze Category:Extensions included in Miraheze MyWikisCategory:Extensions included in MyWikis WikiForgeCategory:Extensions included in WikiForge This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm.