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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. According to Edwards, who do you need to listen to in order to really understand Kerry?
(a) Those who know his desire to be President.
(b) Those who served with him.
(c) Those who have known him for over 20 years.
(d) Those who are unaware of his service.

2. How was Hoffman involved with the Swift Boats?
(a) He was the lieutenant in charge.
(b) He was the tactics division specialist.
(c) He was the commander.
(d) He was the route planner.

3. How did Ponder's account of the injuries compare to Kerry's?
(a) They were somewhat different.
(b) They were mostly the same.
(c) They were totally different.
(d) They were exactly the same.

4. What was the title of Kerry's book?
(a) Reporting for Duty.
(b) Tour of Duty.
(c) Life at War.
(d) The Necessity of War.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What division of the Armed Services was Roy F. Hoffman in?

2. What month was the 2004 press conference held by Hoffman for the Swift Boat Veterans?

3. What position did Roy F. Hoffman hold?

4. Who accompanied Kerry during his previous cameo appearance at the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

5. Which city hosted the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main question that O'Neill and Corsi hope to answer about John Kerry, and what does the question mean?

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

3. What are Hoffman's thoughts about Kerry, and why do the authors choose to begin the book with his quote?

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

5. How many signatures are on the open letter to Kerry by the Swift Boat veterans, and why is that important for the book's main point?

6. What does the quote from John Edwards say and why is it so effective?

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

8. What is the reaction of Kerry at the Swift Boats Veterans Reunion in 2003 and why is it significant?

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

10. How many people did not sign the Swift Boat Veterans' open letter to Kerry, how important is it, and what are some of the possible reasons they did not participate?

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