Abstract
A question generating system developed in Perl that uses LaTeX as typographical language is presented, which, besides random generation of different question types, allows a random creation of a large number of different test versions. Examples of question types in mathematics (Linear Algebra and Discrete Mathematics) are provided and the associated generation strategies are explained.
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