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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Eleventh Tuesday We Talk About Our Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Morrie's disease was progressing and Mitch had to touch Morrie more and more to adjust the microphone. How did Morrie feel about that physical contact?
(a) He hated it.
(b) He enjoyed it.
(c) He was embarrassed.
(d) He didn't think anything about it.

2. When does society start to go bad, according to Morrie?
(a) When people realize they will die.
(b) When people are threatened by something.
(c) When people are sick.
(d) When people are not rich.

3. While Mitch was in London, something changed inside him, because of his conversation with Morrie. What was he realizing?
(a) That people like to watch tennis.
(b) That London is too crowded.
(c) That people get caught up in things that don't involve them.
(d) That people have interesting lives.

4. Mitch has a younger brother who got sick. What kind of disease did his brother have?
(a) Aids.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Alzheimers disease.
(d) Lou Gehrig's disease.

5. According to Morrie, when do you end up with a few people with everything and a military to keep the poor ones from rising up and stealing it?
(a) When you're surrounded by people who say "Let's be friends."
(b) When you're surrounded by people who say 'I want mine now,'
(c) When you're surrounded by people who say "I want to share."
(d) When you're surrounded by people who say "I give you everything you want."

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mitch returned to Detroit after visiting London, he was out of his newspaper job. What happened?

2. On this fifth Tuesday, what did Morrie say is the foundation of everything?

3. When Mitch was young and he had lots of conversations with Morrie, Morrie acted as a certain family member towards Mitch. What kind of family member?

4. What was Morrie doing while the rest of the world was watching the OJ Simpson verdict on TV?

5. On the eleventh Tuesday, what did Morrie claim is a major problem in society?

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