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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. How do the authors introduce their argument?
(a) With a letter.
(b) With an advertisement.
(c) With a poem.
(d) With a quote.

2. What is one of the absolute tenets of command, according to Hoffman?
(a) Flexibility.
(b) Instinct.
(c) Decorum.
(d) Trust.

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

4. What is the question the authors hope to answer in their book, Unfit for Command?
(a) Who is John Kerry trying to be?
(b) Who is the real John Kerry?
(c) Who is John Kerry trying to fool?
(d) Who is the person John Kerry has become?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Hoffman to be concerned about Kerry with regards to his political goals?

2. How many of Kerry's commanders signed the open letter from the Swiftees?

3. Which one of the following does Hoffman question about Kerry in the Introduction?

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

5. Which museum did Lupetti visit upon returning to the countries involved in the war?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Roy F. Hoffman and why is his opinion regarded so highly?

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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