Test your John McCain IQ

1. What historic event did John McCain's grandfather witness firsthand?

• A. Japan's official surrender aboard the USS Missouri

• B. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's famous return to the Philippines

• C. The Bataan Death March

• D. The liberation of prisoners from Nazi concentration camps

2. Where was John McCain born?

• A. Arizona

• B. California

• C. Panama Canal Zone

• D. Maryland

3. Where did McCain graduate in his class at the Naval Academy?

• A. In the top 10

• B. In the top 25

• C. Fifth from the bottom

• D. Last

4. What was the nickname of the
North Vietnamese prison where McCain was held?

• A. Spa Hue

• B. The VC B&B

• C. The Saigon Sheraton

• D. The Hanoi Hilton

5. What is McCain's religion?

• A. Methodist

• B. Baptist

• C. Roman Catholic

• D. Episcopalian

6. Before his election to Congress, what job did McCain hold?

• A. Chief of staff to Sen. Howard Baker (R-Tenn.)

• B. Undersecretary of the Navy to President Gerald Ford

• C. The Navy's Senate liaison

• D. Phoenix Suns general manager

7. McCain defied President Reagan by refusing to back what?

• A. Funding of the Nicaraguan contras

• B. Approval of an arms control agreement with the Soviet Union

• C. A War Powers Act to keep Marines in Lebanon

• D. Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court

8. On what other issues has McCain at times broken with the Republican establishment?

• A. Immigration reform

• B. Global warming

• C. Campaign finance reform

• D. All of the above

9. What tax plan has McCain proposed in the current presidential race?

• A. Tax breaks for the middle class but canceling those aimed at the wealthiest 5 percent

• B. A federal flat tax

• C. Extension of Bush's tax cuts, including investment tax breaks he once believed would have little economic benefit

• D. A national sales tax

10. How did McCain, a victim of torture, vote on a bill to require the CIA abide by torture bans outlined in the Army Field Manual?

• A. He voted for it.

• B. He sponsored an amendment to clarify what techniques are allowed.

• C. He missed the vote.

• D. He voted against the bill.

11. What is McCain's position on abortion?

• A. Overturn Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal.

• B. Make the procedure legal but rare.

• C. Allow the procedure only in cases where childbirth would endanger a woman's life.

• D. Arrest doctors who perform abortions.

12. How has McCain traveled during his 2008 campaign?

• A. On a plane paid for by his campaign.

• B. On an Amtrak train.

• C. On a jet owned by a company headed by his wife.

• D. Southwest Airlines.

13. McCain has jokingly described himself as older than:

• A. Methuselah

• B. Sen. Robert Byrd

• C. Barack Obama's grandmother

• D. Dirt

14.
What is the name of McCain's
current campaign bus?

• A. Straight Talk Express

• B. No Retreat

• C. No Surrender

• D. Born to Run

15. How did McCain help Donald Diamond, a wealthy Arizona real estate developer, close friend and political donor?

• A. Let Diamond drive the campaign bus

• B. Wrote to local officials in California to help Diamond develop a stretch of virgin California coast

• C. Introduced him to Charles Keating, who was investing in a Phoenix golf resort

• D. Inserted an earmark in federal legislation that benefited a Diamond commercial real estate venture

16. What is NOT one of McCain’s health-care proposals?

• A. Give tax credits to individuals and families to offset the cost of insurance.

• B. Encourage re-importation of drugs and faster introduction of generics.

• C. Stop government subsidies for smoking cessation programs.

• D. Limit medical malpractice lawsuits through "tort reform."

17. What is NOT part of McCain’s economic plan?

• A. Institute a summer gas-tax holiday.

• B. Reduce subsidies to the Medicare drug program.

• C. For one year, freeze everything but military and veterans spending.

• D. Subsidize beer purchases to his wife’s brewery company.

18. What is NOT one of John McCain's positions on Second Amendment rights?

• A. Opposes holding gun makers liable for crimes committed with their products.

• B. Supports restrictions on assault rifles.

• C. Opposes waiting periods for firearm purchases.

• D. Supports requiring instant criminal background checks at gun shows.

19. In 2001, McCain allies set up a think tank, the Reform Institute, to promote transparency in government. What has the institute done since then?

• A. Stretched and possibly broken rules governing charitable organizations.

• B. Omitted the names of donors in IRS filings.

• C. Collected six-figure contributions from telecommunications firms with business before a McCain-led Senate Commerce Committee.

• D. All of the above.

20. Before he quit in 1980, how many cigarettes per day did John McCain smoke?

• A. One pack

• B. Two packs

• C. Three packs

• D. Trick question. He never smoked.