gistfile1.txt

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.4/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>

<select multiple>
	<option value="4" selected>four</option>
	<option value="5">five</option>
</select>

<div id="result"></div>
<script>
$('#result').html( String($('select').val()) );
</script>