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Additional explaination for Short Answers and the asterix character.

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<p>By default the comparisons ignore the case of the text. There is an option <p>By default the comparisons ignore the case of the text. There is an option
to make the comparisons case sensitive.</p> to make the comparisons case sensitive.</p>
<p>The asterix (*) character can be used in answers as a &quot;wild card&quot; <p>The asterix (*) character can be used in answers as a &quot;wild card&quot;
character. It stands for any number of characters (including no charcters character. It stands for any number of characters (including no charcters
at all). For example, the answer &quot;Long*&quot; will match at all). For example, the answer &quot;Long*&quot; will match
&quot;longer&quot;, &quot;longest&quot; and &quot;long&quot;. If one of &quot;longer&quot;, &quot;longest&quot; and &quot;long&quot;. If one of
the answers is just &quot;*&quot; (a single *) this anwser will match the answers is just &quot;*&quot; (a single *) this anwser will match
anything, it is normally used as the last &quot;catch-all&quot; answer. anything, it is normally used as the last &quot;catch-all&quot; answer. The
(If an asterix (*) is actually needed in an answer, it should be entered as matching process goes through the answers in the order they appear on the
\*, backslash asterix)<p></li> screen. Once a match is found the process stops and the corresponding
result (and response, if present) is returned. So, if for example the
answers are Longest, Long* and * (in that order), the input
&quot;longer&quot; will match the second answer and, in this case, the
third answer, although a match, is ignored.</p>
<p> If an asterix (*) is actually needed in an answer, it should be entered as
\*, backslash asterix.<p></li>
<li><b>True/False</b> The answer to this type of question only has two options, <li><b>True/False</b> The answer to this type of question only has two options,
true or false. The student is prompted to choose which is the correct true or false. The student is prompted to choose which is the correct