multiple-choice
adjective
mul·ti·ple-choice
ˈməl-tə-pəl-ˈchȯis 
1
: having several answers from which one is to be chosen
a multiple-choice question
2
: composed of multiple-choice questions
a multiple-choice test
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The team must work together to face a multiple-choice quiz where each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned up behind it.
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Peter White, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Creativity doesn’t emerge from multiple-choice questions.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, some of the survey’s 100 multiple-choice questions gave city officials a different not-so-glowing look at operations within the police department.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
To play, just make your selection in the multiple-choice list and the correct answer will be revealed.
—J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Peter White, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Creativity doesn’t emerge from multiple-choice questions.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, some of the survey’s 100 multiple-choice questions gave city officials a different not-so-glowing look at operations within the police department.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
To play, just make your selection in the multiple-choice list and the correct answer will be revealed.
—J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for multiple-choice
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“Multiple-choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple-choice. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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