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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often did the charges Kerry reported supposedly occur?
(a) He lost count.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Daily.
(d) Once or twice a month.

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

3. Why does O'Neill think Kerry agreed to serve in Vietnam?
(a) Because he supported the war effort there.
(b) To build his military credentials for personal reasons.
(c) To build his military credentials for political reasons.
(d) Because he was forced to.

4. 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 refused to follow them.
(b) He accepted them with certain conditions.
(c) He vehemently resisted.
(d) He was confused by them because he enjoyed the peacefulness of the resort.

5. How was Kerry's first wound treated?
(a) With stitches.
(b) With a band-aid.
(c) With a bandage.
(d) It did not need to be treated.

6. What is a "skimmer"?
(a) A larger boat than the normal sized Swift Boat.
(b) A faster boat than the normal Swift Boats.
(c) A slower boat than the normal Swift Boats.
(d) A smaller boat than the normal sized Swift Boat.

7. After his deferment request was denied, how did Kerry enlist in the Navy Reserve?
(a) As an active volunteer.
(b) As a frontline soldier.
(c) As a backup soldier.
(d) As an inactive volunteer.

8. How much action did Kerry see during his first tour of duty?
(a) None.
(b) A lot.
(c) A little.
(d) An average amount.

9. In his first tour of duty, how did Kerry spend most of his time, according to the authors?
(a) Close to the coast of Vietnam.
(b) Right on the coast of Vietnam.
(c) Far off the coast of Vietnam.
(d) In an office back at the military station.

10. As a result of his poor performance, how did the audience react to Kerry at the end of the Dick Cavett Show?
(a) They still cheered him.
(b) They booed him.
(c) They threw things at him.
(d) They became silent.

11. In what year did Kerry testify in front of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1968.

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

13. Why was Kerry eventually given offshore assignments by commanders at Cat Lo?
(a) He whined so much about every order he was given onshore.
(b) He whined so much about the dangers of potential combat.
(c) He whined so much about the other officers' dislike for him.
(d) He whined so much about the weather onshore.

14. Why does O'Neill think that Americans are uninformed?
(a) They are incapable of understanding the news.
(b) The media is not aware of Kerry's deceptive practices.
(c) They don't watch the news very much.
(d) The media is biased and sympathetic to Kerry's liberal agenda.

15. What does Kerry claim his nickname was in Vietnam?
(a) Lock Jaw.
(b) Glass Jaw.
(c) Square Jaw.
(d) Flat Jaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Kerry's goals back in Vietnam, according to Commander Grant Hibbard?

2. What does O'Neill call Kerry during his time in Vietnam?

3. After the villagers fled the Song Bo Do river village in 1969, what did Kerry order his crew to destroy while he lit fires with a Zippo?

4. What does O'Neill encourage the readers to do in order to substantiate his account of the Dick Cavett Show?

5. How does William Franke, who served with Kerry, describe his attitude about serving?

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