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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Kerry's goals back in Vietnam, according to Commander Grant Hibbard?
(a) To be a governor.
(b) To be a senator.
(c) To be President.
(d) To be Vice President.

2. What is the second sub-section of Part 1 of the book titled?
(a) The Purple Heart Exaggerator.
(b) The Purple Heart Thief.
(c) The Purple Heart Hunter.
(d) The Purple Heart Braggart.

3. How did the Committee reply to O'Neill's request?
(a) They would not even read his request.
(b) They refused to revoke Kerry's testimony.
(c) They would let him speak, but only for 5 minutes.
(d) They would not let him speak.

4. What did O'Neill request from the Committee after hearing Kerry's testimony?
(a) To substantiate Kerry.
(b) To enter his observations into the records.
(c) To debate Kerry.
(d) To revoke Kerry's testimony.

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

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

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

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

9. How does William Franke, who served with Kerry, describe his attitude about serving?
(a) Kerry was quiet, but clearly bothered by his service.
(b) Kerry was vocal in his support of the war.
(c) Kerry had a belligerent disrespect for duty and the military.
(d) Kerry had a belligerent disrespect for his commanders.

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

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

12. What did Kerry fail to do during his debate with O'Neill on the Dick Cavett Show?
(a) Mention his Vietnam experience.
(b) Support his claims of atrocities.
(c) Speak clearly.
(d) Compliment Cavett on his suit.

13. What was the normal length of one tour of duty in Vietnam?
(a) Two and a half years.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

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

15. What does Kerry claim about his request to enter the military that is not supported by any military records?
(a) That he volunteered for an unlimited amount of tours.
(b) That he volunteered for 4 tours of duty.
(c) That he volunteered for 2 tours of duty.
(d) That he volunteered for 3 tours of duty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does O'Neill think that Americans are uninformed?

2. How often did the charges Kerry reported supposedly occur?

3. What was the result of Kerry's congressional run after the Dick Cavett Show?

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

5. What does Kerry admit to about his decision to be part of the Swift Boats during Vietnam, in The Vietnam Experience: A War Remembered?

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