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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does PCF stand for?
(a) Patrol Crafts Fast.
(b) Pacific Craft Frontrunner.
(c) Pacific Craft Freighter.
(d) Patrol Crafts First.

2. Which one of the following does Hoffman question about Kerry in the Introduction?
(a) His political agenda.
(b) His authority.
(c) His patriotism.
(d) His judgment.

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

4. What office did Kerry hold when he ran for the presidency?
(a) Senator.
(b) Congressman.
(c) Governor.
(d) Mayor.

5. What causes Hoffman to be concerned about Kerry with regards to his political goals?
(a) His lack of enthusiasm.
(b) His lack of intelligence.
(c) His lack of reliability.
(d) His lack of determination.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ponder recall the circumstances around his injuries?

2. Where was the 2004 press conference by Hoffman held?

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

4. How does Kerry portray himself in his book's account of Ponder's injury?

5. Who was Bill Lupetti?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the difference between Joe Ponder's account of his injury and Kerry's account of the same incident, and how does O'Neill refer to Ponder's part in the reunion?

2. Why were the Swiftees not surprised by Kerry's actions before the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

3. What is the reason the authors do not use the word, "President", instead, referring to the position as the "Commander in Chief"?

4. How do the authors plan to answer the questions they pose at the end of the Introduction, and are their methods effective?

5. Who is Bill Lupetti and what did he observe on his return trip to Vietnam?

6. How is Lupetti's observation in Vietnam relevant to Kerry and the ideas about him that the book outlines?

7. Why do the authors make it a point to mention that their purpose for writing the book is not political?

8. What is the general purpose of an Introduction, and how do O'Neill and Corsi use it to establish their intentions in Unfit for Command?

9. What is significant about the location of Lupetti's observation and who was responsible for it?

10. What is the purpose of the open letter the Swift Boat Veterans issue to John Kerry?

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