Quizical Quizzing
1. What is a quiz? _________
a. An eccentric person
b. A practical joke
c. A short oral or written test
d. A mocking of someone
e. All of the above
2. What is the most common type of quiz? _________
a. Mulitple choice
b. Essay
c. Unannouncced
d. Oral
e. Show
3. What is the main purpose of a quiz? _________
a. To frighten students.
b. To make students feel inadequate.
c. To measure progress in achieving some goal.
d. To give paper a purpose in life.
e. To give the teacher time for a cup of coffee.
4. Where does one usually take a quiz? _________
a. From the teacher's briefcase, just before class.
b. School
c. Living room, in front of the tv.
d. The side of the road, as part of a sobriety check.
e. In the bushes, at a kegger.
5. How many tries does it take to pass a quiz?
a. If you are absent that day? _________
b. If you know all the answers? _________
c. If you know none of the answers? _________
d. If you eat it? _________
e. If it's in traffic and is in the slow lane? _________
6. Is one quiz as good as another? _________
a. No. They all suck.
b. Yes. They all suck.
c. Yes. If I pass it.
d. No. Funny ones are better.
e. On which planet?
7. Who invented the first quiz? _________
a. Zeus
b. aliens
c. Machiavelli
d. Marquess de Sade
e. Mary, riding Joseph's ass all the way to Bethlehem?
8. Are quizzes better than tests? _________
a. Yes. Fewer questions.
b. Yes. Easier questions.
C. Yes. Quizzes earns more points in Scrabble.
d. No. Not if they're airplane quality assurance quizzes.
e. Yes. Less grading work for the teacher.
9. How long should it take to finish a quiz? _________
a. Until the day after the school year ends.
b. Two minutes would be nice.
c. Until you've all ten questions for a ten-question quiz.
d. About as long as it takes to copy the answers of the person beside you.
e. Who cares? I ain't takin' no stupid quiz.
10. What are the unspoken/unwritten questions at the end of every quiz? _________
a. Ya feel lucky today? Well do ya, punk?
b. Did you re-check your answers?
c. Ya need to change those shorts?
d. Have you written your name in the upper-right corner?
e. Would you like to go for double-or-nothing?
--Mr. G