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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. For how long were both O'Neill and Kerry both relatively quiet?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 45 years.
(c) They were never quiet.
(d) 40 years.

2. Out of the few months Kerry spent in Vietnam, how many of them were for training purposes?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. What was the normal length of one tour of duty in Vietnam?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two and a half years.

4. What did Kerry have a high regard for, according to those who served with him?
(a) His fellow officers.
(b) His personal accountability.
(c) His own well being.
(d) His exaggerated stories.

5. How was Kerry's first wound treated?
(a) It did not need to be treated.
(b) With stitches.
(c) With a band-aid.
(d) With a bandage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his first tour of duty, how did Kerry spend most of his time, according to the authors?

2. How does William Franke, who served with Kerry, describe his attitude about serving?

3. How did Kerry distort shooting himself in the buttocks in order to receive his third purple heart?

4. Which of the following words are not used to describe Kerry by the authors during his time in Vietnam?

5. According to his own accounts, how did Kerry respond to orders instructing him to leave a French resort and report to a more dangerous river patrol?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. How was Kerry awarded the Silver Star?

9. What is an example of the report that Kerry lacked the nerves for combat and often would overreact to situations?

10. 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?

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