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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is something that Morrie used to consider a favorite hobby?
Running
Teaching
Dancing
Singing
- 2. Multiple Choice
Mitch attended which of the following Universities of higher education?
Brandeis
Boston College
Mercyhurst University
Yale University
- 3. Multiple Choice
What nickname did Mitch give Morrie?
Teach
Pal
Coach
Buddy
- 4. Multiple Choice
How is Mitch able to get the time off to go and see Morrie on Tuesdays?
He tells his boss that he has something important to do, so he has to leave.
He explains that he has a family emergency that requires his attention.
There is a strike and with the paper shut down, Mitch doesn’t have as many obligations.
He just ditches work.
- 5. Multiple Choice
In one of Mitch’s flashbacks, he tells the audience that in college he felt like_____________.
He was invincible.
He was an outcast because he was younger than others who were in the same year.
He was smarter than others in his classes. He just knew more than they did, even when he didn’t do his homework.
He was lame because he couldn't get a girlfriend.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What did Mitch give to Morrie before he graduated from Brandeis?
A gift certificate
A briefcase
A really nice planner
A cowboy hat
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does Morrie call Ted Koppel the first time they meet?
Narcissistic
A Chauvinist
An amateur
Ugly
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why did Mitch start bringing a tape recorder to his weekly meetings with Morrie?
He wanted to play Morrie’s advice for his friends at work.
He wanted to be able to hear Morrie and his advice, even when they weren't together
He wanted to start writing a book and he needed source material.
He wanted to get all of Morrie's secrets on tape.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why did Mitch leave Morrie waiting on his very first visit to his house?
Mitch left Morrie waiting because he was finishing up some work, and he didn’t want to end the phone call.
Mitch left Morrie waiting because his plane was late coming into the airport.
Mitch left Morrie waiting because he got lost on the way to the house.
Mitch left Morrie waiting because he's a jerk.
- 10. Multiple Choice
How did Morrie keep his students, at one time, from being forced to go to war?
He wrote a letter to Congress about the situation.
He aided the students in a protest against the draft.
He gave all of his students “A”s so they could stay in school, instead of being drafted.
He hid all his students in his bomb shelter.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What puzzles Mitch when Morrie answers the question about his perfect day?
He wonders why Morrie would consider such an average day to be perfect.
He wonders what his own perfect day might be like, if he had the choice.
He wonders why Morrie chose to see so many of his friends on a perfect day.
He wonders why Morrie didn't mention his family.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Morrie shows Mitch a little thing called “the lung test”. What is the purpose of the“lung test”?
It determines how loud a person can yell.
It is a trick Morrie has devised that will help a person be able to hold his/her breath longer.
This test shows the lung capacity that someone has left. For Morrie, it signifies that his lungs are getting weaker.
It shows how well you can whistle.
- 13. Multiple Choice
How does Morrie feel about self-pity?
He says that it is a sign of weakness.
He encourages Mitch to feel pitiful from time to time. He says it is an important component in the grieving process.
He says that he feels self-pity often, but that it is important to detach from the emotion and let it go, after you have experienced it fully.
- 14. Multiple Choice
True or False: Mitch and his brother speak to one another often, but Mitch doesn’t care for his brother’s pessimistic attitude.
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
Morrie proudly picks out what he would like written on his tombstone. What is it?
“We must love one another or perish.”
“We must forgive ourselves for the things we were never able to do.”
“A teacher to the last.”
"Death ends a life, not a relationship."
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