WorksheetsTWM Comp Quizziz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mitch attended which of the following Universities of higher education?
a)
Brandeis
b)
Boston College
c)
Mercyhurst University
d)
Yale University
2.
What is the name of the man who interviewed Morrie numerous times throughout this story?
a)
Ted Koppel
b)
Oprah
c)
Ted Hotdog
d)
Jerry Springer
3.
The author of the book and the main character:
a)
Jerry Seinfeld
b)
Mitch Albom
c)
Connor McGregor
d)
Morrie Schwartz
4.
Match the word with the definition.
APHORISM
APHORISM
a)
HUMBLE, A LACK OF FALSE PRIDE
b)
A WISE SAYING THAT BEARS REPTITION
c)
INCAPABLE OF BEING SATISFIED
d)
THE TIME SOMETHING ENDS
5.
What type of narration is used in the novel?
a)
3rd person narration- Omniscient, the thoughts and feelings of all the characters is known
b)
3rd person narration- Limited perspective, only Mitch's thoughts and feelings are known
c)
1st person narration- the perspective and opinions of the narrator Mitch
d)
1st person narration- the perspective and opinions of the narrator Morrie
6.
Which answer choice best characterizes Mitch at the start of the novel?
a)
A dreamer, never stayed in one place and led a spiritual life
b)
A famous muscician who put everything in to his music
c)
Obsessed with his family, would do anything for their happiness
d)
A workaholic who often chose work and materialistic values over his family and spirituality
7.
Which of the following is something that Morrie used to consider a favorite hobby?
a)
Running
b)
Teaching
c)
Dancing
d)
Singing
8.
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..."
a)
"I'll go along with it anyway"
b)
"Don't buy it"
c)
"Learn to feel good about yourself anyway"
d)
"You can always go live somewhere else"
9.
Morrie wants his tombstone to say "Teacher to the last."
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Complete the aphorism.
"When you're in bed,
"When you're in bed,
a)
you're part of the ocean."
b)
or perish."
c)
you're dead."
d)
rational act
11.
What nickname did Mitch give Morrie?
a)
Teach
b)
Pal
c)
Coach
d)
Buddy
12.
How is a flashback signified in the book?
a)
italics
b)
in parenthesis
c)
always gives a date
13.
Once you learn how to die, you learn how to ___
a)
live.
b)
breathe.
c)
love.
d)
none of the above
14.
When Morrie was younger, his father took him to a ___ where he wanted him to work.
a)
shoe factory
b)
glue factory
c)
fur factory
d)
clothing factory
15.
What did Mitch always bring when he visited?
a)
food
b)
music
c)
books
d)
friends
16.
What was Mitch's dream occupation while he was in college?
a)
He wanted to become a piano player
b)
He wanted to become a football player
c)
He wanted to become a sports journalist
d)
He wanted to become a professor
17.
How does Morrie feel about his increasing dependency on others?
a)
It makes him severely depressed.
b)
It's hard for him, but he's trying to enjoy it.
c)
It doesn't bother him at all.
d)
Morrie is bitter and angry.
18.
Morrie gave so much good advice about relationships because
a)
He was a marriage counselor
b)
He watch a lot of Dr. Phil
c)
His parents were happily married for 50 years
d)
He wrote a relationships column for the newspaper
e)
He was a sociology professor
19.
What happened to Mitch's brother, Peter?
a)
He got ALS
b)
He got cancer
c)
He got polio
d)
He got AIDS
20.
Which figurative language is shown in the following: "Time seemed to be mourning..."Pg 167
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
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