> meta-information about how you should reply to the quiz itself.
This is referred to as "rubric", and paying attention to the rubric on exams is a very important skill. Especially when some of them are confusing, and you get "answer ONE question from section A and TWO questions from section B BUT no more than ONE question marked with a (+) in total" on a paper that folds out to thirty questions.
While it's often infuriating it's useful to know how to operate in an environment where the rules will be read pedantically against you.
This is referred to as "rubric", and paying attention to the rubric on exams is a very important skill. Especially when some of them are confusing, and you get "answer ONE question from section A and TWO questions from section B BUT no more than ONE question marked with a (+) in total" on a paper that folds out to thirty questions.
While it's often infuriating it's useful to know how to operate in an environment where the rules will be read pedantically against you.