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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. Which one of the following does Hoffman feel is doubtful in Kerry?
(a) His ethics.
(b) His loyalty.
(c) His political ambitions.
(d) His citizenship.

2. What year did John Kerry run for president?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2002.

3. How does Kerry portray himself in his book's account of Ponder's injury?
(a) As a victim.
(b) As a hero.
(c) As an innocent bystander.
(d) As a witness.

4. What bodies of water were the PCFs eventually tasked for?
(a) Rivers and oceans.
(b) Lakes and oceans.
(c) Lakes and canals.
(d) Rivers and canals.

5. How many of the total number of Swiftess contacted declined to sign the open letter to Kerry?
(a) Less than 5 %.
(b) Less than 10%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 15%.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Edwards, who do you need to listen to in order to really understand Kerry?

3. What was the original intention for the PCFs?

4. What does the open letter from the Swiftees label Kerry?

5. What years was Hoffman involved with the Swift Boats?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. What inspired O'Neill and the other Swiftees to contact Kerry with regards to his actions in Vietnam and after the war was over?

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

9. 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?

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

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