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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Antiwar Protester.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many signatures were on the open letter to Kerry from the Swiftees?
(a) Nearly 200.
(b) Nearly 100.
(c) Over 200.
(d) Over 250.

2. How many co-authors were there besides Kerry for his earlier book?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. What did the author of Kerry's Boston Globe biography write about Kerry's reason for joining the Swift Boats?
(a) He had no idea what he was getting into.
(b) He thought it would be a great experience.
(c) He really liked boats.
(d) He thought it would keep him away from conflict.

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

5. In Kerry's earlier book, how was the flag displayed in a staged picture reenactment of the classic WWII Marines at Iwo Jima?
(a) On the ground.
(b) Sideways.
(c) Backwards.
(d) Upside down.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does VVAW stand for?

3. What is one of the absolute tenets of command, according to Hoffman?

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

5. Which massacre led to the conviction of Lieutenant William Calley?

(see the answer key)

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