Tuesdays with Morrie Quiz

When they were younger and first met, what was the relationship between Mitch and Morrie?

• Morrie was Mitch's uncle
• Morrie was Mitch's track coach
• Morrie was Mitch's college professor
• Morrie was Mitch's boss

After a long time apart, why did Mitch decide to start seeing Morrie again?

• Because Mitch felt bad about losing touch with his brother
• Because Mitch had a falling out with his own father
• Because Mitch's music career was ending
• Because Morrie called to invite him to his house
• Because Morrie was dying of ALS

When Mitch's uncle died of pancreatic cancer while in his 40's, Mitch feared he would also contract this family disease. He was right - except for what?

• That the cancer missed him and struck his brother
• That he had one year to live instead of just a few months like his uncle
• That he got colon cancer instead of pancreatic cancer
• That he was only the second family member to get pancreatic cancer and thus it wasn't a family disease
• That he got it, but he was much older, in his 70s

Morrie knew a lot about human behavior and gave so much good advice about relationships because

• He was a marriage counselor
• He watch a lot of Dr. Phil
• His parents were happily married for 50 years
• He was a sociology professor
• He wrote a relationships column for the newspaper

Mitch did not know Morrie was dying from ALS. How did he find out?

• Mitch saw Morrie being interviewed on TV
• An old school friend told Mitch
• Mitch saw a story about Morrie in an alumni magazine
• Mitch attended a fundraiser in Morrie's honor
• Morrie sent Mitch a letter telling him about the disease

When Morrie learned he had ALS, what was his response?

• He wanted people to study him as he neared his death
• He became very mad and angry and isolated himself from the outside world
• He created a bucket list and set out to check them off
• He asked to be the spokesperson for the ALS foundation

Finish this important quote from Morrie: “The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work..."

• "I'll go along with it anyway"
• "Don't buy it"
• "Learn to feel good about yourself anyway"
• "You can always go live somewhere else"

Which of the following is NOT an important trait of a marriage, according to Morrie?

• Respect
• Compromise
• Ambition
• Communication

Complete this quote by Morrie: “So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because..."

• "They work too many hours per week"
• "They don't get enough sleep"
• "They only care about themselves"
• "They’re chasing the wrong things"