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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the third interview, Morrie told Ted Koppel that the disease could have his body, but what was the disease not allowed to get?
(a) His family.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His spirit.
(d) His money.

2. On what day did Morrie's funeral take place?
(a) On a Saturday.
(b) On a Tuesday.
(c) On a Monday.
(d) On a Sunday.

3. At the end of the interview, Koppel asked if there was anything Morrie would like to say to the millions of people watching. What did Morrie tell them?
(a) To hate one another.
(b) To love one another.
(c) To talk to one another.
(d) To hug each other.

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

5. At Morrie's funeral, Mitch tried out an imaginary conversation in his head. How did it feel?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Funny.
(c) Weird.
(d) Natural.

6. Morrie believed in reincarnation. How did he want to come back?
(a) As a better person.
(b) As a deer.
(c) As a leopard.
(d) As a gazelle.

7. 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 was embarrassed.
(c) He didn't think anything about it.
(d) He enjoyed it.

8. How long did Morrie work in the mental institute?
(a) Three years.
(b) Six years.
(c) One year.
(d) Five years.

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

10. Morrie began teaching at Brandeis in the late 1950's. There, the sociology department was heavily involved in which movement?
(a) The friendship movement.
(b) The antiwar movement.
(c) The antipolitics movement.
(d) The communist movement.

11. What did Morrie say he would do when he's dead and Mitch talked to him at his grave site?
(a) Understand.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Listen.

12. According to Morrie, death ends a life. What does it not end?
(a) A fortune.
(b) A relationship.
(c) A disease.
(d) An adventure.

13. What happened to Morrie two days before he died?
(a) He smiled.
(b) He lapsed into a coma.
(c) He wiped his own behind.
(d) He had a bad dream.

14. What is the only new thing that had been added to Morrie's study on the eighth Tuesday visit?
(a) Friends.
(b) Medical equipment.
(c) Some furniture.
(d) A fridge.

15. What did Morrie call Mitch on this final Tuesday?
(a) His dear visitor.
(b) His dear student.
(c) His dear friend.
(d) His dear son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Charlotte invite to the funeral?

2. What did Morrie do when the sociology department learned that male students who don't keep their grades up could lose their draft deferment?

3. What shirt did Morrie wear on the day of his third interview with Nightline?

4. What did Morrie and Mitch talk about on the twelfth Tuesday?

5. Morrie learned to enjoy being dependent and being treated by others. What did he compare this feeling to?

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