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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) Once or twice a month.
(d) Daily.

2. 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 weather onshore.
(d) He whined so much about the other officers' dislike for him.

3. What does O'Neill call Kerry during his time in Vietnam?
(a) Just another soldier.
(b) Just another politician.
(c) Just another number.
(d) Just another war criminal.

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

5. Why did Kerry's commanders pass him from one boat to another during his tour in Vietnam?
(a) He was in high demand.
(b) He seemed to like being reassigned a lot.
(c) He kept reporting to the wrong boats.
(d) His peers requested not to work with him.

6. What do his crew and witnesses of a refueling event on the way to An Thoi say Kerry lied about?
(a) A conversation with O'Neill.
(b) A conversation with another officer.
(c) A conversation with an enemy combatant.
(d) A conversation with a commander.

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

8. Who was in a sampan that Kerry ordered to be fired upon, according to his biography in the Boston Globe?
(a) A mother and small child.
(b) Two women and two men.
(c) A mother and her grown child.
(d) Three women and no men.

9. What do the Swiftees say that Kerry's actual nickname was in Vietnam?
(a) Boston Whiner.
(b) Boston Coward.
(c) Boston Strangler.
(d) Boston Pretender.

10. 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 was confused by them because he enjoyed the peacefulness of the resort.
(c) He accepted them with certain conditions.
(d) He vehemently resisted.

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

12. 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?
(a) The children's toys.
(b) The dogs and other pets.
(c) Pigs and chickens.
(d) The abandoned boats.

13. How did Kerry use his Vietnam experience in his political campaigns?
(a) To support his claim for a larger military.
(b) To demean and embarrass opponents from both political parties.
(c) He used it to deal with several losses.
(d) He refused to talk about his service during his campaigns.

14. Out of the few months Kerry spent in Vietnam, how many of them were for training purposes?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

15. Who did Kerry compare the U.S. Army to in his testimony?
(a) Genghis Khan.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Chairman Mao.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Cavett's reputation as a commentator?

2. According to several Swift Boat officers, how did Kerry respond when the Swiftees were ordered into combat?

3. How was Kerry perceived among the other Swiftees during his time in Vietnam?

4. What did O'Neill request from the Committee after hearing Kerry's testimony?

5. In his first tour of duty, how did Kerry spend most of his time, according to the authors?

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