quiz vs examination

quiz and examination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quiz	Yes	No	Yes	No
examination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, examination is a hypernym of quiz; that is, examination is a word with a broader meaning than quiz:

Other hypernyms of quiz include exam, test.

quiz (noun)	examination (noun)
an examination consisting of a few short questions	the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
	the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
	a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
	a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
	formal systematic questioning

quiz (verb)	examination (verb)
examine someone's knowledge of something