16. Answer type What it does
Short answer This asks the user for text input an
answer.
Paragraph This also asks the user for text
input for an answer, but it can be
longer than a short answer.
Multiple choice This is the default setting for new
questions. The user is asked to
pick an answer from a given list.
17. Answer type What it does
Checkboxes Unlike multiple choice, the user can pick all the
answer that apply to him or her.
Drop-down This is the same as multiple choice, but the list in a
drop-down format.
Linear scale This asks the user to rate a question with a certain
scale degree (e.g. from 1 to 5, 5 being the highest.