diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/components/multipleChoice/multiple-choice-authoring/multiple-choice-authoring.harness.ts b/src/assets/wise5/components/multipleChoice/multiple-choice-authoring/multiple-choice-authoring.harness.ts
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+import { ComponentHarness } from '@angular/cdk/testing';
+import { MatButtonHarness } from '@angular/material/button/testing';
+import { MatRadioButtonHarness } from '@angular/material/radio/testing';
+
+export class MultipleChoiceAuthoringHarness extends ComponentHarness {
+  static hostSelector = 'multiple-choice-authoring';
+  getAddChoiceButton = this.locatorFor(MatButtonHarness.with({ selector: '.add-choice-button' }));
+  getChoices = this.locatorForAll('.choice-container');
+  getDeleteChoiceButtons = this.locatorForAll(
+    MatButtonHarness.with({ selector: '[aria-label="Delete"]' })
+  );
+  getMoveDownButtons = this.locatorForAll(
+    MatButtonHarness.with({ selector: '[aria-label="Down"]' })
+  );
+  getMoveUpButtons = this.locatorForAll(MatButtonHarness.with({ selector: '[aria-label="Up"]' }));
+  getMultipleAnswerRadioChoice = this.locatorFor(
+    MatRadioButtonHarness.with({ label: 'Multiple Answer' })
+  );
+  getSingleAnswerRadioChoice = this.locatorFor(
+    MatRadioButtonHarness.with({ label: 'Single Answer' })
+  );
+
+  async getDeleteChoiceButton(index: number): Promise<MatButtonHarness> {
+    return (await this.getDeleteChoiceButtons())[index];
+  }
+
+  async getMoveChoiceDownButton(index: number): Promise<MatButtonHarness> {
+    return (await this.getMoveDownButtons())[index];
+  }
+
+  async getMoveChoiceUpButton(index: number): Promise<MatButtonHarness> {
+    return (await this.getMoveUpButtons())[index];
+  }
+
+  async getNumChoices(): Promise<number> {
+    return (await this.getChoices()).length;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/components/multipleChoice/multiple-choice-authoring/multiple-choice-authoring.spec.ts b/src/assets/wise5/components/multipleChoice/multiple-choice-authoring/multiple-choice-authoring.spec.ts
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+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { MultipleChoiceAuthoring } from './multiple-choice-authoring.component';
+import { HttpClientTestingModule } from '@angular/common/http/testing';
+import { MatDialogModule } from '@angular/material/dialog';
+import { StudentTeacherCommonServicesModule } from '../../../../../app/student-teacher-common-services.module';
+import { ProjectAssetService } from '../../../../../app/services/projectAssetService';
+import { TeacherProjectService } from '../../../services/teacherProjectService';
+import { EditComponentPrompt } from '../../../../../app/authoring-tool/edit-component-prompt/edit-component-prompt.component';
+import { MatRadioModule } from '@angular/material/radio';
+import { MatIconModule } from '@angular/material/icon';
+import { MatFormFieldModule } from '@angular/material/form-field';
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { MatInputModule } from '@angular/material/input';
+import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
+import { TestbedHarnessEnvironment } from '@angular/cdk/testing/testbed';
+import { MultipleChoiceAuthoringHarness } from './multiple-choice-authoring.harness';
+import { MatCheckboxModule } from '@angular/material/checkbox';
+import { TeacherNodeService } from '../../../services/teacherNodeService';
+
+let component: MultipleChoiceAuthoring;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<MultipleChoiceAuthoring>;
+let multipleChoiceAuthoringHarness: MultipleChoiceAuthoringHarness;
+
+describe('MultipleChoiceAuthoringComponent', () => {
+  beforeEach(
+    waitForAsync(() => {
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+        declarations: [EditComponentPrompt, MultipleChoiceAuthoring],
+        imports: [
+          BrowserAnimationsModule,
+          FormsModule,
+          HttpClientTestingModule,
+          MatDialogModule,
+          MatCheckboxModule,
+          MatFormFieldModule,
+          MatIconModule,
+          MatInputModule,
+          MatRadioModule,
+          StudentTeacherCommonServicesModule
+        ],
+        providers: [ProjectAssetService, TeacherNodeService, TeacherProjectService]
+      });
+    })
+  );
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MultipleChoiceAuthoring);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    component.componentContent = {
+      choices: [],
+      choiceType: 'radio',
+      prompt: '',
+      showFeedback: true,
+      type: 'MultipleChoice'
+    };
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    multipleChoiceAuthoringHarness = await TestbedHarnessEnvironment.harnessForFixture(
+      fixture,
+      MultipleChoiceAuthoringHarness
+    );
+  });
+
+  addChoice();
+  deleteChoice();
+  changeChoiceType();
+  moveChoice();
+});
+
+function addChoice() {
+  describe('add choice button is clicked', () => {
+    it('adds a new choice', async () => {
+      await (await multipleChoiceAuthoringHarness.getAddChoiceButton()).click();
+      expect(await multipleChoiceAuthoringHarness.getNumChoices()).toBe(1);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function deleteChoice() {
+  describe('delete choice button is clicked', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      component.componentContent.choices = [{ id: 'choice1', text: 'Choice A' }];
+    });
+    it('deletes a choice', async () => {
+      spyOn(window, 'confirm').and.returnValue(true);
+      await (await multipleChoiceAuthoringHarness.getDeleteChoiceButton(0)).click();
+      expect(await multipleChoiceAuthoringHarness.getNumChoices()).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function changeChoiceType() {
+  describe('single answer is currently selected', () => {
+    describe('multiple answer is clicked', () => {
+      it('sets the choice type to checkbox', async () => {
+        await (await multipleChoiceAuthoringHarness.getMultipleAnswerRadioChoice()).check();
+        expect(component.componentContent.choiceType).toBe('checkbox');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  describe('multiple answer is currently selected', () => {
+    describe('single answer is clicked', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        component.componentContent.choiceType = 'checkbox';
+      });
+      it('sets the choice type to radio', async () => {
+        await (await multipleChoiceAuthoringHarness.getSingleAnswerRadioChoice()).check();
+        expect(component.componentContent.choiceType).toBe('radio');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function moveChoice() {
+  describe('move choice', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      component.componentContent.choices = [
+        { id: 'choice1', text: 'Choice A' },
+        { id: 'choice2', text: 'Choice B' }
+      ];
+    });
+    describe('move choice down is clicked on the first choice', () => {
+      it('moves the choice down', async () => {
+        await (await multipleChoiceAuthoringHarness.getMoveChoiceDownButton(0)).click();
+        expectChoiceOrder(['choice2', 'choice1']);
+      });
+    });
+    describe('move choice up is clicked on the second choice', () => {
+      it('moves the choice up', async () => {
+        await (await multipleChoiceAuthoringHarness.getMoveChoiceUpButton(1)).click();
+        expectChoiceOrder(['choice2', 'choice1']);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function expectChoiceOrder(choiceIds: string[]): void {
+  choiceIds.forEach((choiceId, index) => {
+    expect(component.componentContent.choices[index].id).toBe(choiceId);
+  });
+}