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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: John Kerry in Vietnam.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ponder's account of the injuries compare to Kerry's?
(a) They were totally different.
(b) They were somewhat different.
(c) They were exactly the same.
(d) They were mostly the same.

2. According to several Swift Boat officers, how did Kerry respond when the Swiftees were ordered into combat?
(a) He didn't mind.
(b) He refused to go.
(c) He was confused.
(d) He strenuously objected.

3. During what war did the Swift Boat Veterans serve with Kerry?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) Afghanistan.

4. How did the Swift Boat Veterans feel as a result of Kerry's cameo appearance and motives?
(a) Ignored.
(b) Flattered.
(c) Angry.
(d) Confused.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What month was the 2004 press conference held by Hoffman for the Swift Boat Veterans?

2. What type of account does O'Neill provide for the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

3. What is the intent of Unfit for Command, as clearly stated by the authors in the introduction?

4. What do the Swift Boat Veterans think of Kerry's attitude during the war, according to O'Neill?

5. How did the audience appear when Kerry first appeared on camera during the Dick Cavett Show?

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