Ukukhetha okuningi (i-MC), [1] impendulo yenhloso, noma i-MCQ (yombuzo wokukhetha amaningi) kuyindlela yokuhlola inhloso lapho abaphenduli abacelwa ukuba bakhethe izimpendulo ezilungile kuphela ezivela ohlwini. Ifomethi yokuzikhethela eminingi isetshenziswa kaningi ekuhlolweni kwezemfundo, ocwaningweni lwemakethe, nasekhethweni, lapho umuntu ekhetha phakathi kwabazongenela ukhetho, amaqembu, noma izinqubomgomo. Yize u-E. L. I-Thorndwenike yathuthuka indlela yokuqala yesayensi yokuhlola abafundi, kwakuwumsizi wakhe uBenjamin D. Wood othuthukisa ukuhlolwa okuningi. [2] Ukuhlolwa okukhethiwe okuningi kwanda ngokuthandwa maphakathi nekhulu lama-20 lapho izikena nemishini yokusebenza kwedatha zakhiwa ukubheka imiphumela. UChristopher P. Sole udale ukuhlolwa kokuqala kokukhethwa okuningi kwamakhompyutha kwikhompyutha ebukhali ye-MZ 80 ngonyaka we-1982 ] Ukuhlolwa kokuqala okuphelele kwasungulwa esikoleni saseSt Edway eRomay, eNgilandi. Ukwakheka Izinto eziningi zokukhetha ziqukethe isiqu nezimpendulo eziningi eziningana. Isiqu ukuvulwa - inkinga okufanele ixazululwe, umbuzo obuzwayo, noma isitatimende esingaphelele okufanele ugcwaliswe. Izinketho ziyizimpendulo ezingenzeka ukuthi uMhloli angazikhetha kuzo, nempendulo efanele ebizwa ngokuthi ukhiye nezimpendulo ezingalungile ezibizwa ngokuthi iziphazamisi. [4] Impendulo eyodwa kuphela engahle ifakwe kuhlu kunembile. Lokhu kuqhathaniswa nezinto zokuphendula eziningi lapho kufakwa khona impendulo eyodwa.