1. How many answer choices can I have for a question?
A: You can have up to 10 multiple-choice answers for a question. Answer choices can be Yes/No, True/False, 1-10, or A-E. Please note that if you want to use letters as answer choices (e.g., A-E), then you are limited to five answer choices.
2. Can I have multiple responses for a question?
A: No. Questions must be phrased in such a way that the audience member is to select only one answer for a question. For example, “What is the most important …?” You cannot have a question that asks the audience to select, for example, “Which one(s) are important in determining …?”
However, Vistacom offers up to 10 answer choices for a question. Most questions do not require 10 answer choices, so you can use the remaining unused answer choices to create a multiple response. For example, you may have the question, “What criteria are important in purchasing a car?” Your answer choices may be:
1. Cost
2. Manufacturer Reputation
3. Safety
4. Word-of-mouth
5. Resale value
6. Answer 1 and 3
7. Answer 1 and 4
8. Answer 1 and 5
9. Answer 2 and 4
10. All of the above
Additionally, Vistacom’s audience response system provides a Rank Order feature. With the rank order feature, you can prioritize a list of items through rounds of voting.
First Priority: Using our car purchasing example above, you can ask the audience to vote on their most important selection criteria. Everybody votes and the answers are tabulated:
