Military Awards Multiple Choice Questions
1. Highest military award
A. Medal of Honor
B. Silver Star
C. Bronze Star
D. Navy Cross
Answer: Medal of Honor
2. Second Highest Award
A. Navy Cross
B. Silver Star
C. Bronze Star
D. Purple Heart
Answer: Navy Cross
3. Father of the military awards system
A. George Washington
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Smedley Butler
D. Thomas Jefferson
Answer: George Washington
4. Awarded for individual achievement
A. personal award
B. foreign award
C. unit award
D. service award
Answer: personal award
5. Medal of Honor was established during
A. Civil War
B. World War I
C. World War II
D. Spanish-American War
Answer: Civil War
6. Second oldest medal for Marines
A. Purple Heart
B. Silver Star
C. Good Conduct Medal
D. Navy Cross
Answer: Good Conduct Medal
7. Awarded for being wounded in combat
A. Purple Heart
B. Bronze Star
C. Combat Action Ribbon
D. Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Answer: Purple Heart
8. Awarded for good conduct and performance for 3 years
A. Good Conduct Medal
B. Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal
C. Navy and Marine Corps Medal
D. Badge of Military Merit
Answer: Good Conduct Medal
9. Awarded for good conduct and performance for 4 years
A. Good Conduct Medal
B. Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal
C. Navy and Marine Corps Medal
D. Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
Answer: Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal
10. Awarded for lifesaving action at risk to own life – not in combat
A. Navy and Marine Corps Medal
B. Navy Commendation Medal
C. Bronze Star
D. Lifesaving Medal
Answer: Navy and Marine Corps Medal
11. First Marine to receive the Medal of Honor
A. John Mackie
B. Chesty Puller
C. Smedley Butler
D. Dan Daly
Answer: John Mackie
12. Awarded for participation in a particular campaign, duty or location
A. Personal award
B. Unit Award
C. Service Award
D. Campaign award
Answer: Personal award
13. Only person to receive 5 Navy Crosses
A. Chesty Puller
B. Dan Daly
C. Smedley Butler
D. Archibald Henderson
Answer: Chesty Puller
14. Third highest medal for valor
A. Silver Star
B. Bronze Star
C. Navy Cross
D. Distinguished Flying Cross
Answer: Silver Star
15. Which war resulted in the most Medals of Honor?
A. Civil War
B. World War I
C. World War II
D. Korean War
Answer: Civil War