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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John Sidney McCain Sr do in the Second World War?
(a) He commanded a submarine.
(b) He finished school and joined the Navy.
(c) He became a pilot.
(d) He commanded all the land-based aircraft operations in the South Pacific for five months

2. What happened when John McCain was five?
(a) His father died.
(b) His brother went off to war.
(c) His grandfather died.
(d) The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

3. How did Jack feel about the men serving under him?
(a) He greatly respected them.
(b) He thought they were ignorant.
(c) He was frustrated with them.
(d) He loved them, but didn't think they were well trained.

4. What happened after John Sidney McCain Sr. made a decision during a typhoon?
(a) He was given a medal.
(b) He was told to share his command.
(c) He was ordered to relinquish his command.
(d) He was promoted.

5. What was John Sidney McCain Jr.'s physique like when he left the Academy?
(a) He was a very large man.
(b) He was tall yet slender.
(c) He was a small man.
(d) He was very average.

6. What was Captain Ben Hart known for?
(a) He was a tyrant to all students.
(b) He was a comedian as well as a teacher.
(c) He really cared about the students.
(d) He was a stickler for the rules.

7. According to John McCain III, how do children of sailors feel?
(a) Like they get to see the world.
(b) Angry at the government for taking their fathers away.
(c) They want to be just like their fathers and don't think of other career options.
(d) They don't see their fathers much, but they understand why and are proud.

8. How did John Sidney McCain Sr feel about the men who served under him?
(a) He deliberately kept himself distant from them since he was a commander not a friend.
(b) He was very close to them.
(c) He felt as if he didn't know them enough.
(d) He thought they were very inept.

9. Strategies from which wars are included in this book?
(a) The Civil War through World War II.
(b) World War I through World War II.
(c) World War I through the Vietnam War.
(d) The Revolution through World War I.

10. Why did John go back to his old ways?
(a) He was bullied and oppressed.
(b) He wanted to prove something to his father.
(c) He felt like a failure.
(d) Captain Hart put him at the bottom of the class.

11. What two factors contribute to a student's class standing?
(a) Grease grade and neatness.
(b) Neatness and academic performance.
(c) Academic performance and grease grade.
(d) Academic performance and lineage.

12. Where did Jack go before he went to the Academy?
(a) He spent two weeks aboard ship.
(b) He spent two weeks touring Europe.
(c) He went to a specialized tutoring school.
(d) He went to a pre-training camp.

13. How was John different from his father and grandfather scholastically?
(a) He kept skipping grades.
(b) He enjoyed some subjects.
(c) He was a model student.
(d) He failed everything.

14. How many Distinguished Service Medals did John Sidney McCain Sr. receive during World War II?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

15. In what area did John's interests lie?
(a) The Surface Navy.
(b) Naval Aviation.
(c) Submarines.
(d) Cartography.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the men serving under Jack feel about him?

2. Who stood by John Sidney McCain Jr.'s side at the wedding?

3. How long did people mourn for John Sidney McCain Sr .after his death?

4. What was education for Navy families like?

5. How old was John McCain when his grandfather died?

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