FQT Multiple choice placeholders

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In addition to the answer box placeholders, the Formulas question type provides for two other types of placeholder which are used for multiple choice questions:

• Dropdown menu placeholder
• Radio buttons placeholder

Dropdown menu placeholder

The syntax for this placeholder is {_n:choices:MCE} where _n is the placeholder name (_0, _1, _2, etc.) as for the answer box placeholders, choices is a list of strings to appear as the menu choices and MCE must appear as is.

Example

Use a dropdown menu placeholder to make a multiple choice question.

General
  Question name*       A formulas question with a dropdown menu multiple choice question
Variables
  Global variables     cities=["Calgary","Halifax","Montréal","Ottawa","Toronto","Vancouver"];
Main question
  Question text*       Geography
                       {#1}
Part 1
  Part's mark*         1
  Answer type          Number
  Answer*              3
  Grading criteria*    Absolute error == 0
  Placeholder name     #1
  Part's text          What is the capital city of Canada?
                       {_0:cities:MCE}

The formulas question should look like this (the choices are highlighted by moving up and down in the menu):

Radio buttons placeholder

The syntax for this placeholder is {_n:choices} where _n is the placeholder name (_0, _1, _2, etc.) as for the answer box placeholders and choices is a list of strings to appear as the menu choices. The list of buttons is only vertical.

Example

Use a radio buttons placeholder to make a multiple choice question.

General
  Question name*       A formulas question with a radio buttons multiple choice question
Variables
  Global variables     planets=["Earth","Jupiter","Mars","Mercury","Neptune","Saturn","Uranus","Venus"];
Main question
  Question text*       Astronomy
                       {#1}
Part 1
  Part's mark*         1
  Answer type          Number
  Answer*              3
  Grading criteria*    Absolute error == 0
  Placeholder name     #1
  Part's text          What is the closest planet to the sun?
                       {_0:planets}

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