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I ran into the same thing recently with one of our instructors and used the method @Owen.H.60 described to import the questions. It worked beautifully! Why D2L doesn't make this easier is beyond me.

Then, believing that anything worth doing is worth automating, I created a PowerShell script that takes zip files (one to many) in Brightspace Package format, identifies any quizzes therein (zero to many), converts all question pools to sections, and puts them back into package file(s) that can then be re-imported into D2L. The script ignores anything that's not a quiz XML file but includes everything in the modified package. It's best to export only quizzes and leave everything else behind, but if you choose to include more, it'll still work. You can export quizzes individually or all at once.

I've attached the script in a zip file. I added a license to it not because I want to restrict it but just the opposite — I want to make it clear it's free to share and modify. Open to suggestions for improvement!

Quick Steps to Use the Script:

1. Unzip the attached file to a convenient location. It includes the script and necessary directory structure (though as long as you have the script itself, it will automatically create any missing directories).
2. Export your quizzes from D2L in Brightspace Package format and place them in the 'input' folder.
3. Open PowerShell, navigate to the script's folder, and run .\process.ps1.
4. Processed quizzes will appear in the 'completed' folder; originals are moved to 'originals'.
5. Upload the processed packages from 'completed' back into D2L.

For more info, you can obviously look at the script itself or use get-help .\process.ps1 in PowerShell.

This has only been tested in the Windows version of PowerShell. It should work for Mac and Linux users as well but has not been tested on those platforms. Let me know if you try it and have feedback, encounter issues, etc. 🤓

Cheers,
Brent