diff --git a/internal/handler/quiz.go b/internal/handler/quiz.go
index da42e28..3db78ef 100644
--- a/internal/handler/quiz.go
+++ b/internal/handler/quiz.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func writeQuizError(w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
 	case errors.Is(err, repository.ErrQuizNotStarted), errors.Is(err, repository.ErrQuizNotFinished):
 		response.Error(w, http.StatusConflict, err.Error())
 	case errors.Is(err, repository.ErrQuizNotCurrent), errors.Is(err, repository.ErrQuizAlreadyAnswer),
-		errors.Is(err, service.ErrQuizLocked):
+		errors.Is(err, service.ErrQuizLocked), errors.Is(err, repository.ErrQuizTargetTaken):
 		response.Error(w, http.StatusConflict, err.Error())
 	case errors.Is(err, repository.ErrQuizBadOption), errors.Is(err, repository.ErrQuizChoiceCount),
 		errors.Is(err, service.ErrQuizNoCorrect),
diff --git a/internal/repository/quiz_repo.go b/internal/repository/quiz_repo.go
index 9a940ef..374deff 100644
--- a/internal/repository/quiz_repo.go
+++ b/internal/repository/quiz_repo.go
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	ErrQuizNotFound      = errors.New("quiz not found")
-	ErrQuizNotStarted    = errors.New("start the quiz first")
-	ErrQuizNotCurrent    = errors.New("that isn't the current question")
-	ErrQuizBadOption     = errors.New("that option isn't part of this question")
-	ErrQuizChoiceCount   = errors.New("choose one option, or at least one where several apply")
+	ErrQuizNotFound    = errors.New("quiz not found")
+	ErrQuizNotStarted  = errors.New("start the quiz first")
+	ErrQuizNotCurrent  = errors.New("that isn't the current question")
+	ErrQuizBadOption   = errors.New("that option isn't part of this question")
+	ErrQuizChoiceCount = errors.New("choose one option, or at least one where several apply")
+	// ErrQuizTargetTaken: that chapter, lecture or conversation already has a
+	// quiz (enforced by the quizzes_one_per_target index).
+	ErrQuizTargetTaken   = errors.New("only one quiz is allowed per link")
 	ErrQuizAlreadyAnswer = errors.New("that question is already answered")
 	ErrQuizNotFinished   = errors.New("the quiz isn't finished yet")
 )
@@ -148,6 +151,9 @@ func (r *QuizRepo) Create(ctx context.Context, in QuizInput, createdBy string) (
 		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6) RETURNING id`,
 		in.Title, in.Description, in.TargetKind, in.TargetPath, in.TargetTitle, createdBy,
 	).Scan(&id); err != nil {
+		if isUniqueViolation(err, "quizzes_one_per_target") {
+			return "", ErrQuizTargetTaken
+		}
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("create quiz: %w", err)
 	}
 	if err := insertQuestions(ctx, tx, id, in.Questions); err != nil {
@@ -171,6 +177,9 @@ func (r *QuizRepo) Update(ctx context.Context, id string, in QuizInput, replaceQ
 		WHERE id = $1 AND deleted_at IS NULL`,
 		id, in.Title, in.Description, in.TargetKind, in.TargetPath, in.TargetTitle)
 	if err != nil {
+		if isUniqueViolation(err, "quizzes_one_per_target") {
+			return ErrQuizTargetTaken
+		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("update quiz: %w", err)
 	}
 	if tag.RowsAffected() == 0 {
@@ -207,6 +216,23 @@ func insertQuestions(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, quizID string, qs []Questio
 	return nil
 }
 
+// QuizOnTarget returns the live quiz (published or draft) already attached to
+// a content path, other than exceptID — or "" when the path is free.
+func (r *QuizRepo) QuizOnTarget(ctx context.Context, path, exceptID string) (id, title string, err error) {
+	err = r.pg.Pool.QueryRow(ctx, `
+		SELECT id, title FROM quizzes
+		WHERE target_path = $1 AND deleted_at IS NULL
+		  AND ($2 = '' OR id::text <> $2)
+		LIMIT 1`, path, exceptID).Scan(&id, &title)
+	if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
+		return "", "", nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("quiz on target: %w", err)
+	}
+	return id, title, nil
+}
+
 func (r *QuizRepo) AttemptCount(ctx context.Context, id string) (int, error) {
 	var n int
 	err := r.pg.Pool.QueryRow(ctx, `SELECT count(*) FROM quiz_attempts WHERE quiz_id = $1`, id).Scan(&n)
diff --git a/internal/service/quiz_service.go b/internal/service/quiz_service.go
index 655925a..cdfb530 100644
--- a/internal/service/quiz_service.go
+++ b/internal/service/quiz_service.go
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ func (s *QuizService) Create(ctx context.Context, actorID string, d QuizDraft) (
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if err := s.ensureTargetFree(ctx, in, ""); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	id, err := s.quizzes.Create(ctx, in, actorID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -223,12 +226,34 @@ func (s *QuizService) Update(ctx context.Context, id string, d QuizDraft) (*mode
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if err := s.ensureTargetFree(ctx, in, id); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if err := s.quizzes.Update(ctx, id, in, !locked); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return s.GetAdmin(ctx, id)
 }
 
+// ensureTargetFree refuses a second quiz on the same chapter, lecture or
+// conversation, naming the one already there so the admin can edit it
+// instead. Stand-alone quizzes are never limited. The unique index backs
+// this up against a race between two saves.
+func (s *QuizService) ensureTargetFree(ctx context.Context, in repository.QuizInput, selfID string) error {
+	if in.TargetPath == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	_, title, err := s.quizzes.QuizOnTarget(ctx, *in.TargetPath, selfID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if title != "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w — %q is already linked to %s. Edit that quiz, or delete it first",
+			repository.ErrQuizTargetTaken, title, *in.TargetPath)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (s *QuizService) SetPublished(ctx context.Context, id string, published bool) (*model.Quiz, error) {
 	if published {
 		q, err := s.quizzes.Get(ctx, id, false)
diff --git a/internal/service/quiz_service_test.go b/internal/service/quiz_service_test.go
index 31667f2..1728e86 100644
--- a/internal/service/quiz_service_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/quiz_service_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ package service
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
 	"github.com/prabhupadasays/spsays-bff/internal/model"
 	"github.com/prabhupadasays/spsays-bff/internal/repository"
 )
@@ -318,3 +321,64 @@ func TestNormalizeContentPath(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// A chapter, lecture or conversation carries at most one live quiz. The
+// service names the quiz already there; the unique index catches a race;
+// deleting a quiz frees its link; stand-alone quizzes are unlimited.
+func TestQuiz_OnePerTarget(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, pg := newQuizSvc(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	admin := chatUser(t, pg, "Admin")
+	repo := repository.NewQuizRepo(pg)
+
+	path := "/books/zz-test/" + uuid.NewString()[:8]
+	in := repository.QuizInput{
+		Title: "First", TargetKind: model.QuizChapter, TargetPath: &path,
+		Questions: []repository.QuestionInput{q("p", 0, "a", "b")},
+	}
+	first, err := repo.Create(ctx, in, admin)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	cleanupQuiz(t, pg, first)
+
+	// The friendly pre-check names the quiz that holds the link…
+	err = svc.ensureTargetFree(ctx, in, "")
+	if !errors.Is(err, repository.ErrQuizTargetTaken) || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), `"First"`) {
+		t.Errorf("second quiz on a link: %v, want ErrQuizTargetTaken naming \"First\"", err)
+	}
+	// …but a quiz re-saving its own link is fine.
+	if err := svc.ensureTargetFree(ctx, in, first); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("re-saving the same quiz: %v", err)
+	}
+	// The index refuses it even if the check is skipped (two saves racing).
+	in.Title = "Second"
+	if _, err := repo.Create(ctx, in, admin); !errors.Is(err, repository.ErrQuizTargetTaken) {
+		t.Errorf("create past the index: %v, want ErrQuizTargetTaken", err)
+	}
+	// Moving another quiz onto the link is refused too.
+	other := repository.QuizInput{Title: "Other", TargetKind: model.QuizStandalone,
+		Questions: []repository.QuestionInput{q("p", 0, "a", "b")}}
+	otherID, err := repo.Create(ctx, other, admin)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	cleanupQuiz(t, pg, otherID)
+	other.TargetKind, other.TargetPath = model.QuizChapter, &path
+	if err := repo.Update(ctx, otherID, other, false); !errors.Is(err, repository.ErrQuizTargetTaken) {
+		t.Errorf("moving a quiz onto a taken link: %v, want ErrQuizTargetTaken", err)
+	}
+	// Stand-alone quizzes are unlimited.
+	if solo, err := svc.Create(ctx, admin, QuizDraft{Title: "Solo", Questions: []repository.QuestionInput{q("p", 0, "a", "b")}}); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("a second stand-alone quiz: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		cleanupQuiz(t, pg, solo.ID)
+	}
+	// Deleting the first frees the link.
+	if err := svc.Delete(ctx, first); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := repo.Update(ctx, otherID, other, false); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("taking a freed link: %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/migrations/0060_quiz_one_per_target.down.sql b/migrations/0060_quiz_one_per_target.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58abbec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/0060_quiz_one_per_target.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS quizzes_one_per_target;
diff --git a/migrations/0060_quiz_one_per_target.up.sql b/migrations/0060_quiz_one_per_target.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..596b089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/0060_quiz_one_per_target.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- One quiz per piece of content. A chapter, lecture or conversation may carry
+-- at most one live quiz; stand-alone quizzes (no path) are unlimited, and a
+-- deleted quiz frees its link for a new one.
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS quizzes_one_per_target
+    ON quizzes (target_path)
+    WHERE deleted_at IS NULL AND target_path IS NOT NULL;