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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was in a sampan that Kerry ordered to be fired upon, according to his biography in the Boston Globe?
(a) A mother and small child.
(b) Three women and no men.
(c) A mother and her grown child.
(d) Two women and two men.

2. How did the Committee reply to O'Neill's request?
(a) They would not let him speak.
(b) They would not even read his request.
(c) They refused to revoke Kerry's testimony.
(d) They would let him speak, but only for 5 minutes.

3. How much action did Kerry see during his first tour of duty?
(a) An average amount.
(b) None.
(c) A little.
(d) A lot.

4. How did the audience appear when Kerry first appeared on camera during the Dick Cavett Show?
(a) They were on his side.
(b) They were silent.
(c) They didn't know who he was.
(d) They booed loudly.

5. What kept Kerry's unacceptable behavior from his superiors?
(a) His fellow officers.
(b) His bribery of fellow officers.
(c) His refusal to file reports.
(d) His own fraudulent reports.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long were both O'Neill and Kerry both relatively quiet?

2. What does O'Neill call Kerry during his time in Vietnam?

3. What was unusual about Kerry's purple heart request that contradicted the normal procedure for how they are awarded?

4. What does Kerry admit to about his decision to be part of the Swift Boats during Vietnam, in The Vietnam Experience: A War Remembered?

5. What does Kerry claim his nickname was in Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it important to understand when the problems between O'Neill and Kerry began?

2. What were the events surrounding the first Purple Heart medal that Kerry received, and why do the authors question its validity?

3. What was the content of Kerry's testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, and why did it anger O'Neill so much?

4. How was Kerry awarded the third Purple Heart, and why was it significant?

5. What were the circumstances around the award of Kerry's second Purple Heart, and how does it parallel the first?

6. What question did Lt. Ted Peck ask of Kerry shortly after he returned home, and why is Kerry's response revealing?

7. How did one of Kerry's suggestions affect the Swiftees when they were ordered to employ Psychological Operations against the enemy?

8. How did O'Neill finally have the chance to debate Kerry in 1971?

9. How did Kerry initially try to avoid serving in the war?

10. What did O'Neill first do to challenge Kerry on his testimony, and how did Kerry respond?

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