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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) Pacific Craft Frontrunner.
(b) Pacific Craft Freighter.
(c) Patrol Crafts Fast.
(d) Patrol Crafts First.

2. How many Swiftees served with Kerry during his tour?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 23.
(d) 19.

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

4. What division of the Armed Services was Roy F. Hoffman in?
(a) The United States Army.
(b) The United States Marines.
(c) The United States Navy.
(d) The United States Air Force.

5. How does O'Neill refer to Ponder's participation in the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?
(a) It was the most surprising moment.
(b) It was the last moment.
(c) It was the most memorable moment.
(d) It was the first moment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Swift Boat Veterans feel as a result of Kerry's cameo appearance and motives?

2. What does O'Neill call Kerry's claims of "atrocities"?

3. How many signatures were on the open letter to Kerry from the Swiftees?

4. How do the authors introduce their argument?

5. How did the applause change when the actual Swift Boat Veterans were introduced at their Reunion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Kerry reportedly act during his cameo appearance before the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion, what do his actions display, and how did the Swiftees respond?

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

6. How much skepticism should be used when reading Unfit for Command, and how does the Introduction reduce or even eliminate it?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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