diff --git a/question/type/multianswer/edit_multianswer_form.php b/question/type/multianswer/edit_multianswer_form.php
index 1aa744864db..cf87c827bf3 100644
--- a/question/type/multianswer/edit_multianswer_form.php
+++ b/question/type/multianswer/edit_multianswer_form.php
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ class question_edit_multianswer_form extends question_edit_form {
             $mform->addElement('static', 'sub_'.$sub."_".'defaultgrade', get_string('defaultgrade', 'quiz'));
             $mform->setDefault('sub_'.$sub."_".'defaultgrade',$this->questiondisplay->options->questions[$sub]->defaultgrade);
 
+                if ($this->questiondisplay->options->questions[$sub]->qtype =='multichoice'   ) {
+                    $mform->addElement('static', 'sub_'.$sub."_".'layout', get_string('layout', 'quiz'),array('cols'=>60, 'rows'=>1)) ;//, $gradeoptions);
+                }
             foreach ($this->questiondisplay->options->questions[$sub]->answer as $key =>$ans) {
 
                $mform->addElement('static', 'sub_'.$sub."_".'answer['.$key.']', get_string('answer', 'quiz'), array('cols'=>60, 'rows'=>1));
@@ -147,7 +150,22 @@ class question_edit_multianswer_form extends question_edit_form {
                     $answercount = 0;
                     $maxgrade = false;
                     $maxfraction = -1;
-
+                    if ($subquestion->qtype == 'multichoice' ) {
+                        $default_values[$prefix.'layout']  = $subquestion->layout ;
+                        switch ($subquestion->layout) {
+                            case '0':
+                                $default_values[$prefix.'layout']= get_string('selectelement', 'qtype_multianswer');
+                                break;
+                            case '1':
+                                $default_values[$prefix.'layout']= get_string('verticallayout', 'qtype_multianswer');
+                                break;                         
+                            case '2':
+                                $default_values[$prefix.'layout']= get_string('horizontallayout', 'qtype_multianswer');
+                                break;
+                            default:
+                                $default_values[$prefix.'layout']= get_string('unknownlayout', 'qtype_multianswer');
+                        } 
+                    }
                     foreach ($subquestion->answer as $key=>$answer) {
                         if ( $subquestion->qtype == 'numerical' && $key == 0 ) {
                             $default_values[$prefix.'tolerance['.$key.']']  = $subquestion->tolerance[0] ;
diff --git a/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php b/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php
index 54d5a8867d5..358714e264a 100644
--- a/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ class embedded_cloze_qtype extends default_questiontype {
                     echo $feedbackimg;
                     break;
                 case 'multichoice':
+                 if ($wrapped->options->layout == 0 ){
                     $outputoptions = '<option></option>'; // Default empty option
                     foreach ($answers as $mcanswer) {
                         $selected = '';
@@ -441,6 +442,98 @@ class embedded_cloze_qtype extends default_questiontype {
                         echo "<img src=\"$CFG->pixpath/i/feedback.gif\" alt=\"$feedback\" />";
                     }
                     echo $feedbackimg;
+                    }else if ($wrapped->options->layout == 1 || $wrapped->options->layout == 2){
+                        $ordernumber=0;
+                        $anss =  Array();
+                        foreach ($answers as $mcanswer) {
+                            $ordernumber++;
+                            $checked = '';
+                            $chosen = false;
+                            $type = 'type="radio"';
+                            $name   = "name=\"{$inputname}\"";
+                            if ($response == $mcanswer->id) {
+                                $checked = 'checked="checked"';
+                                $chosen = true;
+                            }
+                            $a = new stdClass;
+                            $a->id   = $question->name_prefix . $mcanswer->id;
+                            $a->class = '';
+                            $a->feedbackimg = '';
+        
+                    // Print the control
+                    $a->control = "<input $readonly id=\"$a->id\" $name $checked $type value=\"$mcanswer->id\" />";
+                if ($options->correct_responses && $mcanswer->fraction > 0) {
+                    $a->class = question_get_feedback_class(1);
+                }
+                if (($options->feedback && $chosen) || $options->correct_responses) {
+                    if ($type == ' type="checkbox" ') {
+                        $a->feedbackimg = question_get_feedback_image($mcanswer->fraction > 0 ? 1 : 0, $chosen && $options->feedback);
+                    } else {
+                        $a->feedbackimg = question_get_feedback_image($mcanswer->fraction, $chosen && $options->feedback);
+                    }
+                }
+    
+                // Print the answer text
+                $a->text = '<span class="anun">' . $ordernumber . '<span class="anumsep">.</span></span> ' .
+                        format_text($mcanswer->answer, FORMAT_MOODLE, $formatoptions, $cmoptions->course);
+    
+                // Print feedback if feedback is on
+                if (($options->feedback || $options->correct_responses) && ($checked )) { //|| $options->readonly
+                    $a->feedback = format_text($mcanswer->feedback, true, $formatoptions, $cmoptions->course);
+                } else {
+                    $a->feedback = '';
+                }
+    
+                    $anss[] = clone($a);
+                }
+                ?>
+            <?php    if ($wrapped->options->layout == 1 ){
+            ?>
+                  <table class="answer">
+                    <?php $row = 1; foreach ($anss as $answer) { ?>
+                      <tr class="<?php echo 'r'.$row = $row ? 0 : 1; ?>">
+                        <td class="c0 control">
+                          <?php echo $answer->control; ?>
+                        </td>
+                        <td class="c1 text <?php echo $answer->class ?>">
+                          <label for="<?php echo $answer->id ?>">
+                            <?php echo $answer->text; ?>
+                            <?php echo $answer->feedbackimg; ?>
+                          </label>
+                        </td>
+                        <td class="c0 feedback">
+                          <?php echo $answer->feedback; ?>
+                        </td>
+                      </tr>
+                    <?php } ?>
+                  </table>
+                  <?php }else  if ($wrapped->options->layout == 2 ){
+                    ?>
+           
+                  <table class="answer">
+                      <tr class="<?php echo 'r'.$row = $row ? 0 : 1; ?>">
+                    <?php $row = 1; foreach ($anss as $answer) { ?>
+                        <td class="c0 control">
+                          <?php echo $answer->control; ?>
+                        </td>
+                        <td class="c1 text <?php echo $answer->class ?>">
+                          <label for="<?php echo $answer->id ?>">
+                            <?php echo $answer->text; ?>
+                            <?php echo $answer->feedbackimg; ?>
+                          </label>
+                        </td>
+                        <td class="c0 feedback">
+                          <?php echo $answer->feedback; ?>
+                        </td>
+                    <?php } ?>
+                      </tr>
+                  </table>
+                  <?php }  
+                        
+                    }else {
+                        echo "no valid layout";
+                    }
+                    
                     break;
                 default:
                     $a = new stdClass;
@@ -787,7 +880,7 @@ define("NUMERICAL_ABS_ERROR_MARGIN", 6);
 
 // Remaining ANSWER regexes
 define("ANSWER_TYPE_DEF_REGEX",
-       '(NUMERICAL|NM)|(MULTICHOICE|MC)|(SHORTANSWER|SA|MW)');
+       '(NUMERICAL|NM)|(MULTICHOICE|MC)|(MULTICHOICE_V|MCV)|(MULTICHOICE_H|MCH)|(SHORTANSWER|SA|MW)');
 define("ANSWER_START_REGEX",
        '\{([0-9]*):(' . ANSWER_TYPE_DEF_REGEX . '):');
 
@@ -802,8 +895,10 @@ define("ANSWER_REGEX",
 define("ANSWER_REGEX_NORM", 1);
 define("ANSWER_REGEX_ANSWER_TYPE_NUMERICAL", 3);
 define("ANSWER_REGEX_ANSWER_TYPE_MULTICHOICE", 4);
-define("ANSWER_REGEX_ANSWER_TYPE_SHORTANSWER", 5);
-define("ANSWER_REGEX_ALTERNATIVES", 6);
+define("ANSWER_REGEX_ANSWER_TYPE_MULTICHOICE_REGULAR", 5);
+define("ANSWER_REGEX_ANSWER_TYPE_MULTICHOICE_HORIZONTAL", 6);
+define("ANSWER_REGEX_ANSWER_TYPE_SHORTANSWER", 7);
+define("ANSWER_REGEX_ALTERNATIVES", 8);
 
 function qtype_multianswer_extract_question($text) {
     $question = new stdClass;
@@ -832,6 +927,23 @@ function qtype_multianswer_extract_question($text) {
             $wrapped->correctfeedback = '';
             $wrapped->partiallycorrectfeedback = '';
             $wrapped->incorrectfeedback = '';
+            $wrapped->layout = 0;
+        } else if(!empty($answerregs[ANSWER_REGEX_ANSWER_TYPE_MULTICHOICE_REGULAR])) {
+            $wrapped->qtype = 'multichoice';
+            $wrapped->single = 1;
+            $wrapped->answernumbering = 0;
+            $wrapped->correctfeedback = '';
+            $wrapped->partiallycorrectfeedback = '';
+            $wrapped->incorrectfeedback = '';
+            $wrapped->layout = 1;
+        } else if(!empty($answerregs[ANSWER_REGEX_ANSWER_TYPE_MULTICHOICE_HORIZONTAL])) {
+            $wrapped->qtype = 'multichoice';
+            $wrapped->single = 1;
+            $wrapped->answernumbering = 0;
+            $wrapped->correctfeedback = '';
+            $wrapped->partiallycorrectfeedback = '';
+            $wrapped->incorrectfeedback = '';
+            $wrapped->layout = 2;
         } else {
             print_error('unknownquestiontype', 'question', '', $answerregs[2]);
             return false;
diff --git a/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php b/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php
index 1134c689b5f..6549a530235 100644
--- a/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ class question_multichoice_qtype extends default_questiontype {
         }
         $options->answers = implode(",",$answers);
         $options->single = $question->single;
+        if(isset($question->layout)){
+             $options->layout = $question->layout;
+        }
         $options->answernumbering = $question->answernumbering;
         $options->shuffleanswers = $question->shuffleanswers;
         $options->correctfeedback = trim($question->correctfeedback);