Creating a Math-Quiz

Hi,
i've got some problems creating a math-quiz in Captivate 4. I think that the advanced users can help me.
My project thesis is to create a complex math quiz with captivate (arguments) where I should take some parts out and give the students some possible answers (quiz with automatic rating and scorm results). It should be done with drag & drop if it is possible.
I've tried it with the matching question type but there are some things that annoy: I've cleared the numeration in the xml, that was no problem. How can I clear the matching line between the right answer and the question when playing the preview (example pic)? And how can I clear the old numeration out of the little square in the question and fill in there the choosen possibility? Is there any possibility to change the source code of this question type or do you have any other idea how i can do this better? The next problem is that I have to work with images because of the complex formulas.
I've seen the widget question type JumbledWordQuestion: is there something like this where I can load images in and then choose the right answer in the option frame?
Thanks.
Regards,
Max

Did you try MathMagic? It is included with Captivate, but the resulting formulas will be images.

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