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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But that scrutiny, which involves a body of PGA vets who take a list of multiple-choice answers furnished by credit-seeking producers, and then talk to department heads and others involved in each film to ascertain who was most vital in getting each picture to the screen, does take time.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
If the models couldn’t answer them (or if, in the case of multiple-choice questions, the models did worse than by random guessing), the questions were given to a set of human reviewers, who refined them and verified the correct answers.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
To move the plot forward, the (human) player, first asked to read the libretto and memorize it, has to fill in the gaps of the lyrics as Celes/Maria gets onstage using a multiple-choice interface.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Jan. 2025
This qualification also requires a multiple-choice exam with a passing grade roughly equivalent to a C-minus.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
If the models couldn’t answer them (or if, in the case of multiple-choice questions, the models did worse than by random guessing), the questions were given to a set of human reviewers, who refined them and verified the correct answers.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
To move the plot forward, the (human) player, first asked to read the libretto and memorize it, has to fill in the gaps of the lyrics as Celes/Maria gets onstage using a multiple-choice interface.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Jan. 2025
This qualification also requires a multiple-choice exam with a passing grade roughly equivalent to a C-minus.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Multiple-choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple-choice. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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