diff -urp multichoice.orginal//multichoice.classes.inc multichoice/multichoice.classes.inc
--- multichoice.orginal//multichoice.classes.inc	2010-12-16 15:38:17.000000000 +0000
+++ multichoice/multichoice.classes.inc	2011-02-28 21:35:42.364389129 +0000
@@ -491,12 +491,23 @@ class MultichoiceQuestion extends QuizQu
         '#type' => 'fieldset',
         '#title' => t('Alternative !i', array('!i' => ($i+1))),
         '#collapsible' => TRUE,
-        '#collapsed' => !($i < 2 || isset($short['answer'])),
-        // - The two first alternatives won't be collapsed.
+        '#collapsed' => !($i < variable_get('multichoice_def_num_of_alts', 2) || isset($short['answer'])),
+        // - The alternatives up to the default number won't be collapsed
         // - Populated alternatives won't be collapsed
       );
       $form['alternatives'][$i]['#theme'][] = 'multichoice_alternative_creation';
 
+      // make sure we have a sensible default format for answers
+      if (is_null($short) || !isset($short['answer_format'])) {
+        // default from admin screen
+        $answer_format = variable_get('multichoice_def_answer_format', FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT);
+      }
+      else {
+        // from database
+        $answer_format = $short['answer_format'];
+      }
+      
+
       if (is_array($short)) {
         if ($short['score_if_chosen'] == $short['score_if_not_chosen'])
           $correct_default = $short['correct'];
@@ -525,7 +536,7 @@ class MultichoiceQuestion extends QuizQu
         '#default_value' => $short['answer'],
         '#required' => $i < 2,
       );
-      $form['alternatives'][$i]['format'] = filter_form($short['answer_format'], NULL, array('alternatives', $i, 'answer_format'));
+      $form['alternatives'][$i]['format'] = filter_form($answer_format, NULL, array('alternatives', $i, 'answer_format'));
 
       $form['alternatives'][$i]['advanced'] = array(
         '#type' => 'fieldset',
@@ -948,4 +959,4 @@ class MultichoiceResponse extends QuizQu
     if (drupal_strlen($alternative) == 0) return '';
     return check_markup($alternative, $format, $check_user_access);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff -urp multichoice.orginal//multichoice.module multichoice/multichoice.module
--- multichoice.orginal//multichoice.module	2010-11-05 16:14:47.000000000 +0000
+++ multichoice/multichoice.module	2011-02-28 21:20:55.195479368 +0000
@@ -53,6 +53,28 @@ function multichoice_quiz_question_info(
  * Implementation of hook_config
  */
 function multichoice_config() {
+  /*$form['multichoice_def_answer_format'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Default answer input format'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('multichoice_def_answer_format', FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT),
+    '#description' => t('The input format to be used as default for answer text.'),
+  );*/
+  $form['multichoice_def_answer_format_intro'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'markup',
+    '#title' => t('Default answer input format'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('multichoice_def_answer_format', FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT),
+    '#description' => t('The input format to be used as default for answer text.'),
+  );
+  $form['multichoice_def_answer_format'] = filter_form(
+      variable_get('multichoice_def_answer_format', FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT),
+      0,
+      array('multichoice_def_answer_format')
+  );
+  $form['multichoice_def_answer_format']['#title'] = t('Default answer input format');
+  $form['multichoice_def_answer_format']['#description'] = t('The input format to be used as default for answer text.');
+  $form['multichoice_def_answer_format']['#collapsible'] = FALSE;
+  
+  
   $form['multichoice_def_num_of_alts'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Default number of alternatives'),
@@ -269,4 +291,4 @@ function multichoice_content_extra_field
     );
   }
   return $extra;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}