diff --git a/question/type/multichoice/renderer.php b/question/type/multichoice/renderer.php
index 99e4f8e5207da..afae706a976c2 100644
--- a/question/type/multichoice/renderer.php
+++ b/question/type/multichoice/renderer.php
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ public function correct_response(question_attempt $qa) {
             if (question_state::graded_state_for_fraction($ans->fraction) ==
                     question_state::$gradedright) {
                 return get_string('correctansweris', 'qtype_multichoice',
-                        $question->format_text($ans->answer, $ans->answerformat,
-                                $qa, 'question', 'answer', $ansid));
+                        $question->make_html_inline($question->format_text($ans->answer, $ans->answerformat,
+                                $qa, 'question', 'answer', $ansid)));
             }
         }
 
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ public function correct_response(question_attempt $qa) {
         $right = array();
         foreach ($question->answers as $ansid => $ans) {
             if ($ans->fraction > 0) {
-                $right[] = $question->format_text($ans->answer, $ans->answerformat,
-                        $qa, 'question', 'answer', $ansid);
+                $right[] = $question->make_html_inline($question->format_text($ans->answer, $ans->answerformat,
+                        $qa, 'question', 'answer', $ansid));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/question/type/multichoice/styles.css b/question/type/multichoice/styles.css
index c179bb8ea7aae..4c689d1caec1e 100644
--- a/question/type/multichoice/styles.css
+++ b/question/type/multichoice/styles.css
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
 .que.multichoice .answer .specificfeedback {
-    padding: 0 0.7em;
-    background: #FFF3BF;
-}
-.que.multichoice .answer .specificfeedback * {
     display: inline;
+    padding: 0 0.7em;
     background: #FFF3BF;
 }
-.que.multichoice .answer .specificfeedback script {
-    display: none;
-}
 .que.multichoice .answer div.r0,
 .que.multichoice .answer div.r1 {
     padding: 0.3em;
 }
-.que.multichoice .feedback .rightanswer * {
-    display: inline;
-}