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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What award did John Sidney McCain Sr. get for fighting to save damaged destroyers?
(a) Distinguished Service Medal.
(b) Medal of Honor.
(c) Purple Heart.
(d) Navy Cross.

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

3. What did John Sidney McCain Jr. and his wife find when they came home from their dinner date?
(a) The house was a disaster.
(b) John Sidney McCain Sr was drunk.
(c) John Sidney McCain Sr was sleeping with his tiny grandson.
(d) John Sidney McCain Sr was missing, and the baby was alone.

4. What job did John McCain's father have?
(a) Aircraft carrier designer.
(b) Naval cartographer.
(c) Naval Aviator.
(d) Submariner.

5. Who stood by John Sidney McCain Jr.'s side at the wedding?
(a) John Sidney McCain Sr.
(b) No one.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His father-in-law.

6. Jack served as second in command on the USS St. Paul in which war?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) Korean War.
(d) World War I.

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

8. How did John Sidney McCain Jr. feel about the Navy?
(a) He felt like joining it was a necessary chore.
(b) He was obsessed with it.
(c) He thought it was the best of all the poor choices.
(d) He felt is was slightly more interesting than the Army.

9. What was education for Navy families like?
(a) Focused on global history.
(b) Strict.
(c) Eclectic.
(d) Focused on American history.

10. What medal did John Sidney McCain Sr. get for his courage and leadership in the Guadalcanal campaign?
(a) Medal of Honor.
(b) Distinguished Service Medal.
(c) Navy Cross.
(d) Purple Heart.

11. What amphibious assault did Jack command?
(a) Operation Chromite.
(b) Operation Balavegaya.
(c) Operation Steel Pike 1.
(d) Operation Camargue.

12. What was John Sidney McCain Sr.'s appearance like?
(a) He was notoriously disheveled.
(b) He never stepped out of uniform.
(c) He always wore the most current styles when he was out of uniform.
(d) He was immaculate.

13. How did John Sidney McCain Sr. die?
(a) He was killed by a man under his command.
(b) He died in battle.
(c) He collapsed at his welcome home celebration.
(d) He died of old age.

14. How did John relate to the bully later in life?
(a) He apologized to the bully and they became tentative friends.
(b) He realized he, too, had been a bully.
(c) They became close friends.
(d) He felt a connection since they both tried to please their fathers.

15. This book offers a real account of what?
(a) Triumphs of politics.
(b) Pitfalls of politics.
(c) Triumphs and pitfalls of military men.
(d) John McCain's father's experiences in a prison camp.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was John Sidney McCain Sr. supposed to avoid doing with his grandson?

4. What reputation did John Sidney McCain Sr. have while serving on the USS Ohio and the USS Baltimore?

5. How did John Sidney McCain Sr feel about the men who served under him?

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