diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/newCourse/NewCourseForm.tsx b/nextjs/src/app/newCourse/NewCourseForm.tsx
index e4d67f6..5265a23 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/app/newCourse/NewCourseForm.tsx
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/newCourse/NewCourseForm.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ export default function NewCourseForm() {
                       AssignmentSubmissionType.ONLINE_UPLOAD,
                     ],
                     defaultFileUploadTypes: ["pdf", "png", "jpg", "jpeg"],
-                    defaultLockHoursOffset: 0
+                    defaultLockHoursOffset: 0,
+                    holidays: {}
                   },
                 })
                 .then(() => {
diff --git a/nextjs/src/models/local/quiz/utils/quizQuestionMarkdownUtils.ts b/nextjs/src/models/local/quiz/utils/quizQuestionMarkdownUtils.ts
index 4e482bc..e3a939f 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/models/local/quiz/utils/quizQuestionMarkdownUtils.ts
+++ b/nextjs/src/models/local/quiz/utils/quizQuestionMarkdownUtils.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,18 @@ import { LocalQuizQuestion, QuestionType } from "../localQuizQuestion";
 import { LocalQuizQuestionAnswer } from "../localQuizQuestionAnswer";
 import { quizQuestionAnswerMarkdownUtils } from "./quizQuestionAnswerMarkdownUtils";
 
-const _validFirstAnswerDelimiters = ["*a)", "a)", "*)", ")", "[ ]", "[]", "[*]", "^"];
+const _validFirstAnswerDelimiters = [
+  "*a)",
+  "a)",
+  "*)",
+  ")",
+  "[ ]",
+  "[]",
+  "[*]",
+  "^",
+];
+const _multipleChoicePrefix = ["a)", "*a)", "*)", ")"];
+const _multipleAnswerPrefix = ["[ ]", "[*]", "[]"];
 
 const getAnswerStringsWithMultilineSupport = (
   linesWithoutPoints: string[],
@@ -64,13 +75,13 @@ const getQuestionType = (
     questionIndex
   );
   const firstAnswerLine = answerLines[0];
-  const isMultipleChoice = ["a)", "*a)", "*)", ")"].some((prefix) =>
+  const isMultipleChoice = _multipleChoicePrefix.some((prefix) =>
     firstAnswerLine.startsWith(prefix)
   );
 
   if (isMultipleChoice) return QuestionType.MULTIPLE_CHOICE;
 
-  const isMultipleAnswer = ["[ ]", "[*]", "[]"].some((prefix) =>
+  const isMultipleAnswer = _multipleAnswerPrefix.some((prefix) =>
     firstAnswerLine.startsWith(prefix)
   );
   if (isMultipleAnswer) return QuestionType.MULTIPLE_ANSWERS;