diff --git a/helper/exercises.py b/helper/exercises.py
index 1365d78..1d05bee 100644
--- a/helper/exercises.py
+++ b/helper/exercises.py
@@ -1062,6 +1062,26 @@ def replace_exercise_if_exists(all_exams, current_exercise, current_exam, seen_k
     else:
         seen_keys.add(key)
 
+    for exam in all_exams:
+        exam_dict = exam.to_dict()
+        if any(
+                exercise["prompt"] == current_exercise["prompt"] and
+                any(exercise["options"][0]["text"] == current_option["text"] for current_option in
+                    current_exercise["options"])
+                for exercise in exam_dict.get("exercises", [])[0]["questions"]
+        ):
+            return replace_exercise_if_exists(all_exams, generate_single_mc_level_question(), current_exam, seen_keys)
+    return current_exercise, seen_keys
+
+def replace_exercise_if_exists_utas(all_exams, current_exercise, current_exam, seen_keys):
+    # Extracting relevant fields for comparison
+    key = (current_exercise['prompt'], tuple(sorted(option['text'] for option in current_exercise['options'])))
+    # Check if the key is in the set
+    if key in seen_keys:
+        return replace_exercise_if_exists_utas(all_exams, generate_single_mc_level_question(), current_exam, seen_keys)
+    else:
+        seen_keys.add(key)
+
     for exam in all_exams:
         if any(
                 exercise["prompt"] == current_exercise["prompt"] and
@@ -1069,7 +1089,7 @@ def replace_exercise_if_exists(all_exams, current_exercise, current_exam, seen_k
                     current_exercise["options"])
                 for exercise in exam.get("questions", [])
         ):
-            return replace_exercise_if_exists(all_exams, generate_single_mc_level_question(), current_exam, seen_keys)
+            return replace_exercise_if_exists_utas(all_exams, generate_single_mc_level_question(), current_exam, seen_keys)
     return current_exercise, seen_keys
 
 
@@ -1144,7 +1164,7 @@ def gen_multiple_choice_blank_space_utas(quantity: int, start_id: int, all_exams
     else:
         seen_keys = set()
         for i in range(len(question["questions"])):
-            question["questions"][i], seen_keys = replace_exercise_if_exists(all_exams, question["questions"][i],
+            question["questions"][i], seen_keys = replace_exercise_if_exists_utas(all_exams, question["questions"][i],
                                                                              question,
                                                                              seen_keys)
         return fix_exercise_ids(question, start_id)