Multiple choice (Tuesdays with Morrie)

Tuesdays with Morrie study guide (from our quizzes)

The word “curriculum” was chosen as the title for the first chapter because..

It helps the reader pinpoint how and what materials will be taught

When do Mitch and Morrie meet?

At Brandeis University

Where and when did Morrie’s last class take place?

At Morrie’s house, once a week

Rather than a graduation, what was held at the end of Morrie’s class?

A funeral

In these first few chapters, Mitch seems MOST concerned with…

His career

How does Mitch learn about Morrie’s illness?

Morrie was interviewed on TV

What is Mitch’s nickname for Morrie?

Coach

According to Mitch, what had he become best at doing?

Working

How does Morrie feel about popular culture?

It does not make people feel good

When Morrie explains how he is going to die, how does Mitch react?

He cries

During their first visit, what does Morrie tell Mitch about his increasing dependence on others?

He is trying to enjoy it

Morrie claims, “Now that I’m suffering, I feel closer to people who suffer than I ever did before” (50). This is an example of…

Empathy

What does Morrie claim is the most important lesson in life to learn?

To give and receive love

What is Morrie’s perspective on self pity?

It should be accepted, dealt with, and moved on from

At the end of the Second Tuesday, what meaningful experience does Mitch have with Morrie?

He lifts him into the recliner

What does Mitch bring to his Tuesday classes with Morrie?

Food and tape recorder

What is the topic of Mitch’s honors thesis?

Sports

How old was Morrie when his mother died?

8

As a child, Morrie felt a freat amount of guilt when his brother David got _____, as he believed it resulted from their time playing outside in the rain.

Polio

Despite living in poverty, Morrie was taught to…

Love, care, and learn

What new addition is made to Morrie’s house when Mitch arrives for his fourth Tuesday?

An oxygen machine

Religiously speaking Morrie was…

Agnostic

Who are Rob and Jon?

Morrie’s sons

Mitch has a younger brother who is sick with…

Cancer

When Mitch’s brother resists his attempt to initiate contact, Mitch deals with his guilt by focusing on…

Work

Mitch realizes that the ___ he bring is/are of no use to Morrie, but he didn’t want to hurt his feelings by telling him that.

Food

How does Morrie say he would like to die?

Peacefully

Other than working as a professor at Brandeis University, Morrie also worked at…

A mental hospital

Morrie’s experience with the lady who would lay in the middle of the floor, highlights the idea that everyone just wants to be…

Noticed

Rather than viewing aging as a negative experience, Morrie suggests that aging leads to…

Wisdom, growth, and understanding

Morrie believed that when having a conversation with someone, he should be…

Fully present

Morrie was always ready to share…

His emotions

Morrie couldn’t wait to finally meet…

Janine

What out of character behavior did Mitch witness his wife in the presence of Morrie?

Singing

What did Morrie believe was exceptionally important?

Marriage

Morrie tells Morrie that he must build his own…

Subculture

Morrie explains that when you are dying, you realize that we (humans) are all…

the same

What does Morrie tell Koppel living means to him?

Being responsive to other people, showing his emotions, and talking to those around him

What does Morrie say he regrets in life?

Pride and Vanity

Morrie expresses and urgency for us to understand that ____ is extremely important.

Forgiveness

Morrie’s breathing, and essentially his existence in society, is symbolized using what imagery?

Waves

Mitch suggests that when you’re losing someone, you tend to hang on to…

Traditions

According to Morrie, what do the important questions in life deal with?

Love, responsibility, and spirituality

By the end of the novel, Mitch is finally able to connect with…

His brother

On their last Tuesday together, Morrie finally made Mitch…

Cry