Delete a Quiz or Exam

Delete a Single Quiz

  1. Click on Course Activities > Quizzes in the Navbar.

    Course Activities menu expanded in Brightspace, with the Quizzes option highlighted for selection.

  2. From the Manage Quizzes page, click the [Dropdown menu] for your quiz and choose [Delete].

    Indicates Manage Quizzes and Identifies Delete button

  3. When prompted, confirm the deletion by clicking [Delete].

    Quiz deletion confirmation dialog displaying a warning message with Delete and Cancel buttons, with Delete emphasized.

Delete Multiple Quizzes

  1. From the Manage Quizzes page, check all quizzes you wish to delete, click [More Actions] -> [Delete].

    Manage Quizzes page with multiple quizzes selected and the More Actions menu open, highlighting the Delete option.

  2. When prompted, confirm the deletion by clicking [Delete] again.

    Identifies Delete button

Restore a Deleted Quiz

Upon deletion of a quiz, the grades associated with the quiz and grade item associated with the quiz are untouched.

If the quiz was previously linked to the gradebook, please note that restoring the quiz will NOT automatically re-link the quiz to the gradebook.

You will need to manually re-link the restored quiz to the gradebook. Please refer to Associate a Grading Activity with a Grade Item for instructions.

All associated student attempts with the quiz will be restored.

To restore a previously deleted quiz, please follow the steps below:

  1. On the Manage Quizzes page, click [More Actions] and select [Restore].

    Manage Quizzes page with the More Actions menu open, highlighting the Restore option for a quiz.

  2. From the Restore Quizzes page, click [Restore] next to the quiz or exam you would like to restore.

    Restore Quizzes page listing deleted quizzes, with a Restore button shown in the Action column for a selected item.

The quiz you selected to restore should now appear the next time you visit the Manage Quizzes page in your course.