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You can also select All to receive questions from any difficulty or choose just one or a combination of difficulty levels. These levels are calculated from the number of correct and incorrect answers for a particular question during Test Mode (Timed) quiz, which gives them the appropriate rating. 5\. Check the boxes next to the topics you wish to cover on your quiz. 6\. Select the number of questions desired for your quiz. 7\. Click Start Quiz. 8\. Begin answering questions. 9\. Select your answer from the choices, or fill in the blank. 10\. (Optional) View the answer and complete explanation to the question by clicking the blue Show Explanation button under the question. 11\. Click the Next button. 12\. Continue answering questions until you have completed your quiz. 13\. Once you have finished your quiz, click **Grade**. 14\. You will then be led to a results page. 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