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+# moodlequiz (development version)
+
+First major release. 
+
+## New features
+
+* Added `cloze()` and `cloze_*()` functionality.
+* Added `moodlequiz()` output format for R Markdown.
+* Added `choices()` helper for constructing graded vectors of choices.