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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 of the following words are not used to describe Kerry by the authors during his time in Vietnam?
(a) Incompetent.
(b) Reliable.
(c) Cowardly.
(d) Dishonest.

2. How did the audience appear when Kerry first appeared on camera during the Dick Cavett Show?
(a) They were silent.
(b) They didn't know who he was.
(c) They were on his side.
(d) They booed loudly.

3. How does William Franke, who served with Kerry, describe his attitude about serving?
(a) Kerry was quiet, but clearly bothered by his service.
(b) Kerry had a belligerent disrespect for his commanders.
(c) Kerry was vocal in his support of the war.
(d) Kerry had a belligerent disrespect for duty and the military.

4. After the villagers fled the Song Bo Do river village in 1969, what did Kerry order his crew to destroy while he lit fires with a Zippo?
(a) The abandoned boats.
(b) The children's toys.
(c) Pigs and chickens.
(d) The dogs and other pets.

5. What were Cavett's public views on the war at that time?
(a) He was against it, just like Kerry.
(b) He did not make any public stance on the war.
(c) He didn't like it, but he understood the need for it.
(d) He was for it, unlike Kerry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kerry's gunner, Stephen Gardner, describe the sampan incident?

2. What is the second sub-section of Part 1 of the book titled?

3. What did the author of Kerry's Boston Globe biography write about Kerry's reason for joining the Swift Boats?

4. What was Cavett's reputation as a commentator?

5. What is the first sub-section of Part 1 of the book titled?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the length of a normal tour of duty, how did Kerry's time in the war compare to it, and how did the other officers regard his actions?

2. What were Kerry's reasons for choosing the Swift Boats to serve on?

3. What were the circumstances around the award of Kerry's second Purple Heart, and how does it parallel the first?

4. How did the debate between O'Neill and Kerry begin, and what was the outcome?

5. How did Kerry initially try to avoid serving in the war?

6. How did one of Kerry's suggestions affect the Swiftees when they were ordered to employ Psychological Operations against the enemy?

7. How did the assignment of the Swift Boats change, what was Kerry's response, and why did the other officers consider him to be a problem?

8. How was Kerry awarded the third Purple Heart, and why was it significant?

9. What were the events surrounding the first Purple Heart medal that Kerry received, and why do the authors question its validity?

10. What was the content of Kerry's testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, and why did it anger O'Neill so much?

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