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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Not everyone provided an answer for all 15 questions, but the 13 multiple-choice questions each received at least 1,267 votes and the two write-in responses received at least 914.
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Jon MacHota, New York Times, 9 Feb. 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
In the first, viewers will be able to engage with multiple-choice questions of up to four pop-ups; the options will appear as colored buttons that float above the timeline on Netflix screens.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
Let’s face it—on the multiple-choice test, the Cormac McCarthy question is easy to get right.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
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Jon MacHota, New York Times, 9 Feb. 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
In the first, viewers will be able to engage with multiple-choice questions of up to four pop-ups; the options will appear as colored buttons that float above the timeline on Netflix screens.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
Let’s face it—on the multiple-choice test, the Cormac McCarthy question is easy to get right.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Multiple-choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple-choice. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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