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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Creativity doesn’t emerge from multiple-choice questions.
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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
In a multiple-choice question on a recent final exam, Jeff Smith, a film professor at UW Madison, asked what happens at the end of the Truffaut film Jules and Jim.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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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
In a multiple-choice question on a recent final exam, Jeff Smith, a film professor at UW Madison, asked what happens at the end of the Truffaut film Jules and Jim.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Multiple-choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple-choice. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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