Captivate 4.0 - Adjust Font for Fill in the Blank answer selections

I have a series of Fill in the Blank questions on an exam I am creating. However, I need to enlarge the font in the answer dropdown box and cannot find how to do this. Please advise

Hi
I have been using the Quiz section quite a lot recently and I
had not noticed that bug.
I am sorry I don't have an answer to that but I would now
also like to solve it has anyone found a solution for you?
Regards
Ashley

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