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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Still, you’re mostly rewarded with silly multiple-choice questions that even celebrity episodes of The Chase would be embarrassed to use.
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Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The 25 questions were all identical and in the same order, however the multiple-choice responses were ordered differently in each test.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The San Diego eighth grader who traveled to the East Coast for the national spelling bee competed in the quarterfinals Wednesday before a multiple-choice vocabulary question took her out of the running.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
Select one option from each multiple-choice question.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The 25 questions were all identical and in the same order, however the multiple-choice responses were ordered differently in each test.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The San Diego eighth grader who traveled to the East Coast for the national spelling bee competed in the quarterfinals Wednesday before a multiple-choice vocabulary question took her out of the running.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
Select one option from each multiple-choice question.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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“Multiple-choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple-choice. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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