Captivate 5: Shuffling Questions in a Quiz

Hi all,
I know it's possible to shuffle answers in a quiz, but is it possible to shuffle questions? I would like to shuffle my questions so that users are presented with quiz questions in random order.
Thanks!
Brittany

Hi Rod,
Never thought of using the Question Pool, but that's a great suggestion. I think that may do the trick!
Much appreciated!
Brittany

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