New Quiz

Quiz Creator

Purpose

Creates a standalone quiz for the Teacher app at ~/.tutor/modules. You will interview the user, generate all questions, and write them to disk so the quiz immediately appears at http://localhost:3000/quizzes.

Step 1 — Interview

Ask these questions one at a time, waiting for each answer before proceeding:

1. Source: "Where should the quiz content come from?
   • A course (I'll base questions on an existing course's content)
   • A flashcard deck (I'll turn flashcards into quiz questions)
   • Custom material (paste notes, text, or describe a topic)"
2. Subject/Topic: "What subject or topic should this quiz cover?" (If they chose a course or deck, confirm which one: ls ~/.tutor/modules/courses/ or ls ~/.tutor/modules/flashcards/)
3. Language: "Should the quiz be in English or Persian (Farsi)? (en/fa)"
4. Question type: "What kind of questions do you want?
   • Multiple-choice (pick 1 of 2–4 options)
   • Written (type a free-text answer, then self-assess)
   • Mixed (both types)"
5. Options count (only if multiple-choice or mixed): "How many options per multiple-choice question? (2, 3, or 4)"
6. Question count: "How many questions? (5–30 recommended)"
7. Difficulty: "What difficulty level? (easy / medium / hard)"

Step 2 — Show Sample Questions

Generate 3 sample questions matching the requested format and show them to the user. Ask: "Do these look right? Any adjustments to style, difficulty, or format before I generate the full quiz?"

Wait for approval or adjustments before proceeding.

Step 3 — Generate All Questions

Generate all questions as a JSON array. Each question must follow this schema:

Multiple-choice question:

{
  "id": "q1",
  "type": "multiple-choice",
  "question": "Question text (markdown + LaTeX supported)",
  "options": ["Option A", "Option B", "Option C", "Option D"],
  "correctIndex": 2,
  "explanation": "Why this answer is correct"
}

Written question:

{
  "id": "q2",
  "type": "written",
  "question": "Question text (markdown + LaTeX supported)",
  "answer": "The correct answer (shown after user submits)",
  "explanation": "Optional: additional context or worked solution"
}

Content rules:

• Questions must test understanding, not just recall of definitions
• Multiple-choice distractors must be plausible — avoid obviously wrong options
• Shuffling rule: distribute correctIndex across 0, 1, 2, 3 — don't always use the same index
• Written answers should be concise but complete (1–3 sentences or a formula)
• For math: use $...$ inline and $$...$$ for block equations
• For Persian: write prose in Farsi, keep math/code LTR, include English terms in parentheses on first use
• Match difficulty to the user's stated level

Step 4 — Write Config

Write config.json:

{
  "id": "quiz-id-in-kebab-case",
  "title": "Quiz Title",
  "description": "1–2 sentence description",
  "subject": "math | programming | general",
  "language": "en | fa",
  "sourceCourse": "optional-course-id",
  "sourceDeck": "optional-deck-id",
  "questionType": "multiple-choice | written | mixed"
}

• Set sourceCourse if the quiz was based on a course
• Set sourceDeck if based on a flashcard deck
• Omit both if based on custom material

Subject rules:

• "math" — calculus, algebra, statistics, physics, chemistry
• "programming" — any language or CS topic
• "general" — history, literature, languages, economics, etc.

Step 5 — File Paths

All files go in ~/.tutor/modules/quizzes/{quizId}/:

• config.json
• questions.json

Before writing: run ls ~/.tutor/modules/quizzes/ and check for existing IDs to avoid duplicates.

Create directory before writing:

~/.tutor/modules/quizzes/{quizId}/

Step 6 — Confirm

After writing all files, tell the user:

• Quiz title and ID
• Number of questions and type breakdown (e.g. "10 multiple-choice, 5 written")
• "Open http://localhost:3000/quizzes — your new quiz should appear immediately."

If the dev server isn't running: "Run tutor start to start the app."

Example Invocation

User: /new-quiz

You: "Where should the quiz content come from? (course / flashcard deck / custom material)" User: "The riyazi3-fa course"

You: "Should the quiz be in English or Persian?" User: "Persian"

You: "What kind of questions? (multiple-choice / written / mixed)" User: "Mixed"

...continue interview, show 3 samples, then generate all questions and write files.