WorksheetsTuesdays with Morrie
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 7hrs 16mins
Morrie is a professor of.....
Molecular Biology
Sociology
Comparative Literature
Psychology
What is Morrie's favorite hobby?
Playing checkers
Skiing
Dancing
Watching tv
What is Mitch's professional occupation?
A newscaster
A musician
A computer technician
A journalist
After surrendering to failure, Mitch gave up on is passion for.....
Music
Sociology
Sports
Writing
What television show features a series of interviews with Morrie?
Dateline
NBC News
Nightline
Fox News
How did Morrie hear of his Mother's death?
His brother gently broke the news to him over dinner.
He read the telegram notice that announced she had died.
His father told him when he arrived home from school
He received a letter from his aunt
What does Mitch bring Morrie each week as a gift?
Newspaper
Music
Food
A box of expensive chocolates.
What illness does Peter suffer from?
Lung cancer
Polio
Pancreatic cancer
ALS
What does ALS stand for?
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gherig's disease
A-typical Ligamentary Structure
Amyotrophic Lung Seizure
Alzheimer's disease
What gift does Mitch give to Morrie after his graduation from Brandeis?
A copy of his published honors thesis
A cassette tape of his favorite songs
A briefcase
A framed picture of them together
What has Morrie been encouraging Mitch to do since high school?
Go to graduate school
Work in publishing
Get a new job
Cry
What is the turning point for Mitch's to leave his stressful job in the corporate world?
His father's death
His uncle's death
Marriage
His daughter's birth
Before his first interview with Ted Koppel, Morrie does what?
Interviews Koppel
Has his picture taken with Koppel and his crew
Dresses nicely in a suit and tie
Tells Koppel how honored he is to be the subject of his interview
What nickname does Mitch give Morrie?
Mack
Buddy
Player
Coach
Why, one year, does Morrie give all of his male students A grades?
To make the dean mad
Because he believes that letter grades bear no meaning
Because he felt like it
To prevent them from being drafted to serve in the Vietnam War
What does Morrie mean by "tension of opposites"?
Love struggles against hate
Life is like a baseball game; love always wins
Life is like a wrestling match; love always wins
The good struggle against the bad
Why was Mitch out of a job?
He was fired
His union is striking
His column has been suspended
He quit
Morrie repeatedly tells Mitch that he must create his own......
Culture
Life
Relationships
Family
Who is Morrie's favorite poet?
W.H. Auden
Sharon Olds
Charles Bukowski
Edgar Allen Poe
Morrie continually emphasizes that....
Love is less important than happiness
Money is more important than love
Love is more important than money
Money is less important than liking one's job
The deterioration of Morrie's body is symbolically compared to....
The tank of goldfish
The pink hibiscus plant
The spruce tree outside his window
Wax Candle
What famous event becomes symbolic for Mitch Albom of the negative effects of news media?
The 9/11 terrorist attacks
The OJ Simpson trial
The Oklahoma City bombing
Hurricane Katrina
Before his death, Morrie predicts that Mitch Albom will once again become close with his ___.
Brother
Father
Stepmother
Wife
Which famous television personality interviews Morrie three times over the course of the story?
Larry King
Barbara Walters
Oprah Winfrey
Ted Koppel
As his disease progresses, what does Morrie liken himself to?
A burden
A dog
A baby
A ghost
Morrie's lessons about life, love, and communication are an answer to and rejection of ___.
His parents
Popular culture
His teachers
TV
What does Morrie refuse to do until his final days, as he sees it as a form of surrender?
Call his brother
Write his will
Stay in bed
Take off his hat
What University did Morrie teachat where Mitch was a student?
Notre Dame
Brandeis
Princeton
Amherst
Mitch Albom reveals that he was swamped with money and success after being given a column in which newspaper?
The Detroit Free Press
The Chicago Tribune
The Boston Globe
The Chicago Reader
When Mitch reunites with Morrie for the first time, how long has it been since they last saw each other?
10 Years
15 Years
12 years
16 years
