{"id":23534,"date":"2022-08-29T13:02:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T13:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=23534"},"modified":"2026-10-08T21:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T21:36:13","slug":"single-and-multiple-choice-question","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/kb\/question-types\/single-and-multiple-choice-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Choice Question"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiple choice questions let users select from predefined answers. Use them to ask about preferences, team size, or how users discovered your product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can allow a single answer or multiple selections.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-16.22.59-1024x600.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-16.22.59-1024x600.png 1024w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-16.22.59-800x469.png 800w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-16.22.59-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-16.22.59.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"add\">Add a Multiple Choice Question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a Multiple Choice question in the Survey Editor, enter your question, and define the answer options. Enable Multiple Choices if users should be able to select more than one answer.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-23.28.49-1024x910.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-23.28.49-1024x910.png 1024w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-23.28.49-800x711.png 800w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-23.28.49-768x682.png 768w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-23.28.49.png 1362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"options\">Customization options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mandatory:<\/strong> Require users to select at least one answer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Multiple Choices:<\/strong> Allow multiple selections instead of a single answer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Randomize Choices:<\/strong> Display answers in random order to reduce order bias.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Allow \u201cOther\u201d Option:<\/strong> Let users enter their own answer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Overwrite Values:<\/strong> Store an internal value for each answer while displaying a different label to users.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Banner Image:<\/strong> Add an image to the question.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1514\" height=\"1204\" src=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-23.27.12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-23.27.12.png 1514w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-23.27.12-800x636.png 800w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-23.27.12-1024x814.png 1024w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-23.27.12-768x611.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1514px) 100vw, 1514px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visualize responses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Analyze answers using <a href=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/kb\/charts\/bar-chart\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Bar Charts<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/kb\/charts\/pie-chart\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Pie Charts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Bar Chart is included when you generate an <a href=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/kb\/reporting\/ad-hoc-dashboards\/\">ad-hoc dashboard<\/a>. You can also add either chart type to <a href=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/kb\/reporting\/custom-dashboards\/\">custom dashboards<\/a> and filter by user segment, survey, or tags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions allowing multiple selections, choose whether chart percentages are based on responses or selected answers. Percentages based on responses can total more than 100%.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-16.29.13-1024x430.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-16.29.13-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-16.29.13-800x336.png 800w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-16.29.13-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-16.29.13-1536x645.png 1536w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-16.29.13-2048x861.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Multiple choice questions let users select from predefined answers. 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