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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. Which of the following words are not used to describe Kerry by the authors during his time in Vietnam?
(a) Cowardly.
(b) Dishonest.
(c) Incompetent.
(d) Reliable.

2. How do the authors introduce their argument?
(a) With a letter.
(b) With a quote.
(c) With a poem.
(d) With an advertisement.

3. Who controlled the forests that the PCFs were assigned to?
(a) The Viet Cong.
(b) Russia.
(c) China.
(d) Militias.

4. How was Kerry perceived among the other Swiftees during his time in Vietnam?
(a) A perpetual whiner.
(b) A willing soldier.
(c) A greedy politician.
(d) A perpetual loser.

5. What is the question the authors hope to answer in their book, Unfit for Command?
(a) Who is John Kerry trying to be?
(b) Who is John Kerry trying to fool?
(c) Who is the real John Kerry?
(d) Who is the person John Kerry has become?

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kerry make a cameo appearance at the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

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

3. What causes Hoffman to be concerned about Kerry with regards to his political goals?

4. According to O'Neill, where did Kerry meet with the enemies of America while American soldiers were still fighting and dying?

5. What were Cavett's public views on the war at that time?

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