Audio in Advance Action Doesn't Execute from "On Success" in Quiz Question

In each of my quiz slides, I have set the On Success action to Execute an Advanced Action. In the Advanced Action, I have two lines. The first line is to run audio that says something like "That's Correct - great work - click any key to continue" and the next action line is a jump to slide. Only the jump to action works. The audio doesn't run. Thoughts anyone?

Sorry, seem to repeat what I already told you about messing up Quiz slides. This problem is also due to that.
The actions On Success are executed after completing the two-step Submit process. The Submit button is essential. I explained some possible tweaks in this post:
Question Question Slides in Captivate - Captivate blog
You'll see how to skip one of the steps, how to attach audio to an object etc.
In an advanced action everything is always done very quickly, the action will not wait until the audio clip has played before jumping to another slide. Misunderstanding actions.

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