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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Audiovisual, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrie dread most about the sure progression of his disease?
(a) That he could not dance anymore.
(b) That some day somebody would have to wipe his backside.
(c) That people would think he was weak.
(d) That people would pity him.

2. When Mitch returned to Detroit after visiting London, he was out of his newspaper job. What happened?
(a) Mitch decided he didn't want to write for the newspaper anymore.
(b) Mitch got fired for staying in London too long.
(c) People didn't buy his newspaper anymore.
(d) The unions at his newspaper had gone on strike.

3. Morrie felt somewhat lucky about the slow progression of his disease. Why?
(a) It gave him plenty of time to say goodbye to everyone.
(b) He enjoyed the pain.
(c) It gave him time to talk about his disease.
(d) It gave him time to think about what was going on.

4. When Morrie's body continued to weaken, he started writing notes about his philosophy of dying. These notes turned into an article and an interview. Which newspaper published this article and interview?
(a) The Boston Times.
(b) The Boston Globe.
(c) The Washington Times.
(d) The New York Times.

5. Mitch didn't like to deal with his feelings. How did he avoid dealing with his feelings?
(a) He talked about other things.
(b) He went for a ride in his car.
(c) He hid behind his work.
(d) He visited Morrie.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which university did Mitch graduate the second time?

2. On this eleventh Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch did something else while they talk. What did they do?

3. When he was younger, Mitch always had two desires when it came to Morrie. One was to hug him. What was the other desire?

4. What is the profession of Stephen Hawking?

5. In "The Curriculum", the author talks about one last class. What do you have to do in this "special" class to receive extra credit?

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