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Turn your notes into quizzes with a quiz builder app

Upload a PDF, slide deck or set of notes and get practice questions with explanations you can study in your browser.

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Why a quiz builder app helps you study from your own notes

Most students already have the material they need in lecture slides, reading PDFs and messy notes, but writing practice questions from it takes hours. A quiz builder app can read those files and draft questions that match what you were taught, so your time goes to answering rather than writing.

Multiple-choice, true/false and open questions from one upload
Explanations for every question, right or wrong
Spaced repetition for flashcards and quizzes
Exports to PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV on Plus, plus QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML on Pro

Example American Civil War quiz questions

Which event in April 1861 marked the start of the American Civil War?The Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter in South Carolina. It forced the Union to respond to secession and is the conventional start date of the war.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare, and when did it take effect?It declared enslaved people in Confederate-held territory free, effective January 1, 1863. It did not apply to border states that stayed in the Union, and it was a war measure issued by the president.

Who commanded the Union army at Gettysburg in July 1863?Major General George G. Meade. He defeated Robert E. Lee's army, which ended the Confederacy's last major invasion of the North.

True or false: The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single day in American military history.True. About 22,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or captured on September 17, 1862, and the battle gave Lincoln the opening to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

What was the Anaconda Plan?The Union strategy to blockade Southern ports and take control of the Mississippi River. The aim was to split the Confederacy and squeeze its economy.

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Works from your own files

Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages. Photos are read with text recognition.

Three question types

Get multiple-choice, true/false and open questions, each with an explanation of the correct answer.

Study with spaced repetition

Review flashcards and quizzes on a schedule that brings back the items you miss, so practice sticks.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slides, a DOCX file or notes you typed yourself. No credit card is needed to start.

Choose the question type

Pick multiple-choice, true/false or open questions and generate a set from your material.

Study and review

Answer in the browser, read the explanations and repeat the questions you got wrong.

Each question comes with an explanation, which matters more than the score. When you miss an item, the explanation shows the reasoning behind the right answer, and you can return to the passage in your notes to see why.

The free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study. Plus adds unlimited generations and PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export for courses that run on those systems.

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Frequently asked questions

How many quiz questions should I make from one chapter on the American Civil War?

Start with 10 to 15 questions per chapter so you can cover causes, major battles and political turning points without rushing. Once you can answer most of them without hesitation, add harder open questions about why events happened.

Should I study Civil War causes with multiple-choice or open questions?

Use multiple-choice questions to check that you recall dates, people and events, then switch to open questions for causes such as states' rights, slavery and secession. Open questions build the explanations you need for essay exams.

Can I export my quizzes to Moodle?

Moodle XML and QTI 2.1 export are part of the Pro plan at $14.99 per month. PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export are included in Plus at $39 per year or $7.99 per month.

Is there a free plan?

Yes, the free plan includes 3 generations per month and lets you study in the browser. Exports are not included on the free plan.

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