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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How much action did Kerry see during his first tour of duty?
(a) None.
(b) A lot.
(c) An average amount.
(d) A little.
2. What was the normal length of one tour of duty in Vietnam?
(a) One year.
(b) Two and a half years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.
3. After his deferment request was denied, how did Kerry enlist in the Navy Reserve?
(a) As an inactive volunteer.
(b) As a backup soldier.
(c) As a frontline soldier.
(d) As an active volunteer.
4. How was Kerry's first wound treated?
(a) It did not need to be treated.
(b) With a bandage.
(c) With stitches.
(d) With a band-aid.
5. What were Kerry's goals back in Vietnam, according to Commander Grant Hibbard?
(a) To be Vice President.
(b) To be a senator.
(c) To be President.
(d) To be a governor.
6. What was Kerry referencing during his tour of duty in Vietnam, with regards to Purple Hearts?
(a) An obscure book detailing the benefits of Purple Hearts in political careers.
(b) An obscure regulation that released soldiers with 3 Purple Hearts.
(c) A well known book detailing the benefits of Purple Hearts in political careers.
(d) A well known regulation that released soldiers with 3 Purple Hearts.
7. What is the first sub-section of Part 1 of the book titled?
(a) The Reluctant Warrior.
(b) The Ridiculous Warrior.
(c) The Repulsive Warrior.
(d) The Righteous Warrior.
8. Who did Kerry compare the U.S. Army to in his testimony?
(a) Chairman Mao.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) Adolf Hitler.
9. What does Kerry admit to about his decision to be part of the Swift Boats during Vietnam, in The Vietnam Experience: A War Remembered?
(a) That he assumed he would be doing patrolling and did not want to get involved with the war.
(b) That he misunderstood his assignment.
(c) That he was looking forward to seeing the frontlines up close.
(d) That he had no intention of doing any patrolling.
10. Why was Kerry eventually given offshore assignments by commanders at Cat Lo?
(a) He whined so much about the other officers' dislike for him.
(b) He whined so much about the weather onshore.
(c) He whined so much about every order he was given onshore.
(d) He whined so much about the dangers of potential combat.
11. Why did Kerry most likely agree to debate O'Neill on the Dick Cavett Show?
(a) Cavett had never met Kerry or O'Neill.
(b) Cavett was a friend of Kerry's.
(c) Cavett agreed to limit O'Neill's talk time.
(d) Cavett was willing to ask him easy questions.
12. Based on Kerry's report, what kind of knowledge did the U.S. Army have of these "atrocities"?
(a) Full knowledge at all levels of command.
(b) Full knowledge at almost all levels of command.
(c) Partial knowledge at almost all levels of command.
(d) Partial knowledge at all levels of command.
13. Why does O'Neill think that Americans are uninformed?
(a) The media is biased and sympathetic to Kerry's liberal agenda.
(b) They don't watch the news very much.
(c) The media is not aware of Kerry's deceptive practices.
(d) They are incapable of understanding the news.
14. What did Kerry have a high regard for, according to those who served with him?
(a) His personal accountability.
(b) His exaggerated stories.
(c) His own well being.
(d) His fellow officers.
15. According to several Swift Boat officers, how did Kerry respond when the Swiftees were ordered into combat?
(a) He didn't mind.
(b) He strenuously objected.
(c) He was confused.
(d) He refused to go.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kept Kerry's unacceptable behavior from his superiors?
2. Why did Kerry's commanders pass him from one boat to another during his tour in Vietnam?
3. As a result of his poor performance, how did the audience react to Kerry at the end of the Dick Cavett Show?
4. How did Kerry distort shooting himself in the buttocks in order to receive his third purple heart?
5. What is a "skimmer"?
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