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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the original intention for the PCFs?
(a) Coastal attacks.
(b) Coastal transportation.
(c) Coastal surveillance.
(d) Coastal emergencies.

2. Who received a polite applause at the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion, according to O'Neill?
(a) The ambassador.
(b) The current Vice President.
(c) The visiting dignitaries.
(d) The secretary of state.

3. 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 the person John Kerry has become?
(c) Who is the real John Kerry?
(d) Who is John Kerry trying to fool?

4. How does O'Neill refer to Ponder's participation in the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?
(a) It was the most memorable moment.
(b) It was the last moment.
(c) It was the first moment.
(d) It was the most surprising moment.

5. What bodies of water were the PCFs eventually tasked for?
(a) Rivers and canals.
(b) Lakes and canals.
(c) Lakes and oceans.
(d) Rivers and oceans.

6. How does Kerry portray himself in his book's account of Ponder's injury?
(a) As a victim.
(b) As an innocent bystander.
(c) As a hero.
(d) As a witness.

7. What did Kerry misrepresent, according to the open letter by the Swift Boat Veterans?
(a) His eligibility.
(b) His age.
(c) His political background.
(d) His service.

8. Which museum did Lupetti visit upon returning to the countries involved in the war?
(a) The War Battleground Museum.
(b) The War Remnants Museum.
(c) The War Memorial Museum.
(d) The War Restoration Museum.

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

10. Which city hosted the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?
(a) New York.
(b) Norfolk.
(c) Boulder.
(d) San Diego.

11. Which forests were the PCFs assigned to?
(a) The U Mhin and Nam Cam.
(b) The Gon and Tra Su.
(c) The Tam Dao and Mang Deng.
(d) The Mangrove and Pu Luong.

12. As O'Neill states, what was the crowd's response when Kerry was introduced at the 2003 Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?
(a) They did not know who Kerry was.
(b) It exploded.
(c) It went silent.
(d) It was a moderate reception.

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

14. How many months did Kerry serve with the Swiftees during his tour?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

15. Where were the PCFs tasked?
(a) The Kong River.
(b) The Gulf of Tonkin.
(c) The Red River Delta.
(d) The Mekong Delta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state was the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion held in?

2. What year did John Kerry run for president?

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

4. Why was Kerry included in the "War Heroes" exhibit?

5. Who was Bill Lupetti?

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