Re: making multiple choice questions exams

[Aditya Mahajan <adityam@umich.edu>]

This is interesting. I have a couple of questions.

On Sun, 28 May 2006, Hans Hagen wrote:

> This should get you started ... please wikify this:
>
> \setupitemgroup[itemize][1][a,random,packed]
>
> \startsetups examn:make
> [snipped]
> \stopsetups
>
> \startsetups examn:ok
>    \doifmode {answers} {
>        \inleft{\symbol[star]}
>    }
>    \ignorespaces
> \stopsetups

For some reason, ignorespaces is ignored. The output is shifted left 
by one space. Is this because of some grouping issue.

> \starttext
>
> \startbuffer[examn]
>
> \startitemize
> \startitem first  \stopitem
> \startitem \setups[examn:ok] second \stopitem
> \startitem third  \stopitem
> \startitem fourth \stopitem
> \stopitemize
> [snipped]
> \stopbuffer


Any particular reason for using \startitem ... \stopitem instead of 
\item? I could not notice any difference between the two. Is it just a 
matter of taste?


> \setuprandomize[1234] % set a seed
>
> \enablemode[answers]
>
> \dorecurse{10} {\setups[examn:make]}
>
> \stoptext


Aditya