JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="answerB" class="answer"> <div id="txtAnswerB" class="txtAnswer">Quest</div> </div>

JavaScript

var choice;
        var Option2 = /*somenthing*/;

        $(function(){
        $("#txtAnswerB").bind('click',function(){
             checkAnswer($(this));
           });
        });

        function checkAnswer(_element){
        choice = Option2;
        $(_element).css("background-color","#fff000");
        alert(choice);

        }