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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 the applause change when the actual Swift Boat Veterans were introduced at their Reunion?
(a) It became more vocal and uproarious.
(b) It did not change.
(c) It caused a riot to break out.
(d) It became a little less vocal.

2. What does O'Neill call Kerry's claims of "atrocities"?
(a) Misstatements.
(b) Half-truths.
(c) Lies.
(d) Partial truths.

3. What was the reason for Kerry's application for a draft deferment?
(a) He wanted to study in Russia.
(b) He wanted to study in Spain.
(c) He wanted to study in Paris.
(d) He wanted to study in Germany.

4. What were Kerry's goals back in Vietnam, according to Commander Grant Hibbard?
(a) To be a senator.
(b) To be President.
(c) To be Vice President.
(d) To be a governor.

5. According to his own accounts, how did Kerry respond to orders instructing him to leave a French resort and report to a more dangerous river patrol?
(a) He was confused by them because he enjoyed the peacefulness of the resort.
(b) He refused to follow them.
(c) He vehemently resisted.
(d) He accepted them with certain conditions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kerry claim about his request to enter the military that is not supported by any military records?

2. What were the charges Kerry leveled against the army during his testimony?

3. Out of the officers who served with Kerry, how many signed the open letter from the Swiftees?

4. What did the author of Kerry's Boston Globe biography write about Kerry's reason for joining the Swift Boats?

5. As O'Neill states, what was the crowd's response when Kerry was introduced at the 2003 Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

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