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I like Brie's rephrasing of multiple choice questions to choose the "best" answer as opposed to the "right" answer, but I'm not sure I think this fosters inquiry learning. Unless it's a pro-rated grading system, it's still probably 1 point for one of the four answers and 0 points for the other three.  By rephrasing it strikes me a lower barrier to participate, perhaps a 'friendlier' and more open way to ask the question. But if 1 is "correct" the assessment isn't that interested in the meaning ascribed by the student.

It would be interesting to consider the pro-rating or a less rigid scale to seek meaning added by the students. Not sure it's useful as an assessment tool, but giving a number of points that the answerer assigns to the choices. For example, a total of 5 points and they can give all to 1 answer or divide them up.  The grading would then need a population to compare to if you're trying to assess how one compares to some "norm". Could be a population of those deemed knowledgeable on a subject or a population of students who are at similar learning levels.