Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/template/web/LdTemplateController.java
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diff -u -re423418cca5e77a3b54cb3be496b67abe01c4183 -rf0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/template/web/LdTemplateController.java	(.../LdTemplateController.java)	(revision e423418cca5e77a3b54cb3be496b67abe01c4183)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/template/web/LdTemplateController.java	(.../LdTemplateController.java)	(revision f0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0)
@@ -807,6 +807,8 @@
 	ArrayNode references = JsonNodeFactory.instance.arrayNode();
 	for (int i = 0; i < questions.size(); i++) {
 	    ObjectNode question = (ObjectNode) questions.get(i);
+	    question.put("answerRequired", true);
+
 	    Integer questionDisplayOrder = question.get(RestTags.DISPLAY_ORDER).asInt();
 	    Integer defaultGrade = JsonUtil.optInt(question, "defaultGrade", 1);
 	    references.add(JsonNodeFactory.instance.objectNode().put(RestTags.DISPLAY_ORDER, questionDisplayOrder)
@@ -1166,6 +1168,12 @@
 	if (confidenceLevelsActivityUiid != null) {
 	    toolContentJSON.put(RestTags.CONFIDENCE_LEVELS_ACTIVITY_UIID, confidenceLevelsActivityUiid);
 	}
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < questions.size(); i++) {
+	    ObjectNode question = (ObjectNode) questions.get(i);
+	    question.put("answerRequired", true);
+	}
+
 	return createToolContent(user, LdTemplateController.SCRATCHIE_TOOL_SIGNATURE, toolContentJSON);
     }
 
Index: lams_central/web/authoring/template/tbl/appex.jsp
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diff -u -r9f75aff30e9b0b3941d5c719a840b17ad8a7364a -rf0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0
--- lams_central/web/authoring/template/tbl/appex.jsp	(.../appex.jsp)	(revision 9f75aff30e9b0b3941d5c719a840b17ad8a7364a)
+++ lams_central/web/authoring/template/tbl/appex.jsp	(.../appex.jsp)	(revision f0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0)
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 			aria-expanded="${status.first ? 'false' : 'true'}" aria-controls="collapseAppex${appexNumber}" >&nbsp;&nbsp;
 			</a>
 		</span>
-			${appexNumber eq 1 ? "<label class=\"required\">" : ""}
 			<span class="panel-title hoverEdit" name="${appexTitleDisplay}" id="${appexTitleDisplay}" ><c:out value="${appexTitle}" /></span><span>&nbsp;</span><i class='fa fa-sm fa-pencil'></i>
-			${appexNumber eq 1 ? "</label>" : ""}
 			<input type="hidden" name="${appexTitleField}" id="${appexTitleField}" value="${appexTitle}"/>
      </div>
     
Index: lams_central/web/authoring/template/tbl/tbl.jsp
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diff -u -r1f69c0097a8597daa578812eb72d0bcc20c8ea74 -rf0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0
--- lams_central/web/authoring/template/tbl/tbl.jsp	(.../tbl.jsp)	(revision 1f69c0097a8597daa578812eb72d0bcc20c8ea74)
+++ lams_central/web/authoring/template/tbl/tbl.jsp	(.../tbl.jsp)	(revision f0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0)
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 	    <div class="tab-pane" id="tab2">
 	 		<div class="form-group">			
 				<span class="field-name">
-					<label for="sequenceTitle" class="input required"><fmt:message key="authoring.label.sequence.title" /></label>
+					<label for="sequenceTitle" class="input"><fmt:message key="authoring.label.sequence.title" /></label>
 				</span>
 				<input name="sequenceTitle" id="sequenceTitle" class="form-control" type="text" maxlength="200"/>
 			</div>
Index: lams_central/web/authoring/template/tool/assessmcq.jsp
===================================================================
diff -u -r9f75aff30e9b0b3941d5c719a840b17ad8a7364a -rf0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0
--- lams_central/web/authoring/template/tool/assessmcq.jsp	(.../assessmcq.jsp)	(revision 9f75aff30e9b0b3941d5c719a840b17ad8a7364a)
+++ lams_central/web/authoring/template/tool/assessmcq.jsp	(.../assessmcq.jsp)	(revision f0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0)
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <%@ include file="/common/taglibs.jsp"%>
 <%@ page import="org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.template.web.LdTemplateController"%>
 <c:set var="maxOptionCount" value="<%=LdTemplateController.MAX_OPTION_COUNT%>"/>
-<c:set var="required">${questionNumber eq 1 ? "class=\"input required\"" : "class=\"input\""}</c:set>
 
 <%-- Generic MCQ question for assessment. Expects an input of questionNumber, contentFolderID, and creates a text field field question${questionNumber} and three options.
          Question, and hence question.title and question.text are optional and are only populated if QTI is used to start the questions. ${containingDivName} is set if this is being called from 
@@ -21,9 +20,7 @@
 			<a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#${containingDivName}assessmentQuestionPanelCollapse${questionNumber}" 
 				aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="${containingDivName}assessmentQuestionPanelCollapse${questionNumber}" >&nbsp;&nbsp;
 		  	</a>			
-		${questionNumber eq 1 ? "<label class=\"required\">" : ""}
 			<span class="hoverEdit" name="${questionTitleDisplay}" id="${questionTitleDisplay}" ><c:out value="${questionTitle}" /></span><span>&nbsp;</span><i class='fa fa-sm fa-pencil'></i>
-		${questionNumber eq 1 ? "</label>" : ""}
 			<input name="${questionTitleField}" id="${questionTitleField}" type="hidden" value="${questionTitle}"/>
 		</div>
 	</div>
Index: lams_central/web/authoring/template/tool/assessment.jsp
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diff -u -r9f75aff30e9b0b3941d5c719a840b17ad8a7364a -rf0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0
--- lams_central/web/authoring/template/tool/assessment.jsp	(.../assessment.jsp)	(revision 9f75aff30e9b0b3941d5c719a840b17ad8a7364a)
+++ lams_central/web/authoring/template/tool/assessment.jsp	(.../assessment.jsp)	(revision f0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0)
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
 			<a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#${containingDivName}assessmentQuestionPanelCollapse${questionNumber}" 
 				aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="${containingDivName}assessmentQuestionPanelCollapse${questionNumber}" >&nbsp;&nbsp;
 		  	</a>	
-		${questionNumber eq 1 ? "<label class=\"required\">" : ""}
 			<span class="hoverEdit" name="${questionTitleDisplay}" id="${questionTitleDisplay}" ><c:out value="${questionTitle}" /></span><span>&nbsp;</span><i class='fa fa-sm fa-pencil'></i>
-		${questionNumber eq 1 ? "</label>" : ""}
 			<input name="${questionTitleField}" id="${questionTitleField}" type="hidden" value="${questionTitle}"/>
 		</div>
 	</div>
Index: lams_central/web/authoring/template/tool/mcquestion.jsp
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diff -u -rc5f1c588cb57eb6b7c14d1ad679d6c2c1925b319 -rf0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0
--- lams_central/web/authoring/template/tool/mcquestion.jsp	(.../mcquestion.jsp)	(revision c5f1c588cb57eb6b7c14d1ad679d6c2c1925b319)
+++ lams_central/web/authoring/template/tool/mcquestion.jsp	(.../mcquestion.jsp)	(revision f0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0)
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@
 			<a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#questionPanelCollapse${questionNumber}" 
 				aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="questionPanelCollapse${questionNumber}" >&nbsp;&nbsp;
 		  	</a>	
-			${questionNumber eq 1 ? "<label class=\"required\">" : ""}
 				<span class="hoverEdit" name="${questionTitleDisplay}" id="${questionTitleDisplay}" ><c:out value="${questionTitle}" /></span><span>&nbsp;</span><i class='fa fa-sm fa-pencil'></i>
-			${questionNumber eq 1 ? "</label>" : ""}
 			<input name="${questionTitleField}" id="${questionTitleField}" type="hidden" value="${questionTitle}"/>
 		</div>
 	</div>
Index: lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/service/QaService.java
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diff -u -re423418cca5e77a3b54cb3be496b67abe01c4183 -rf0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0
--- lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/service/QaService.java	(.../QaService.java)	(revision e423418cca5e77a3b54cb3be496b67abe01c4183)
+++ lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/service/QaService.java	(.../QaService.java)	(revision f0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0)
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@
 	    saveOrUpdate(qbQuestion);
 
 	    QaQueContent question = new QaQueContent(qbQuestion, JsonUtil.optInt(questionData, RestTags.DISPLAY_ORDER),
-		    JsonUtil.optBoolean(questionData, "required", Boolean.FALSE), qa);
+		    JsonUtil.optBoolean(questionData, "answerRequired", Boolean.FALSE), qa);
 	    saveOrUpdate(question);
 	}
 
Index: lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java
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diff -u -re743566518bd5c53d6574987565cfb8581a92c66 -rf0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0
--- lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java	(.../ScratchieServiceImpl.java)	(revision e743566518bd5c53d6574987565cfb8581a92c66)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java	(.../ScratchieServiceImpl.java)	(revision f0e4b56f3140e3387e9653b56c947132eb87a2a0)
@@ -2700,6 +2700,7 @@
 
 	    ScratchieItem item = new ScratchieItem();
 	    item.setDisplayOrder(JsonUtil.optInt(questionData, RestTags.DISPLAY_ORDER));
+	    item.setAnswerRequired(JsonUtil.optBoolean(questionData, "answerRequired", Boolean.FALSE));
 	    item.setToolContentId(scratchie.getContentId());
 
 	    QbQuestion qbQuestion = null;