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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. 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?
(a) He refused to follow them.
(b) He vehemently resisted.
(c) He accepted them with certain conditions.
(d) He was confused by them because he enjoyed the peacefulness of the resort.

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

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

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

5. How did Kerry use his Vietnam experience in his political campaigns?
(a) To support his claim for a larger military.
(b) To demean and embarrass opponents from both political parties.
(c) He refused to talk about his service during his campaigns.
(d) He used it to deal with several losses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Kerry's commanders pass him from one boat to another during his tour in Vietnam?

2. How did the Committee reply to O'Neill's request?

3. What does O'Neill call Kerry during his time in Vietnam?

4. Who has Kerry relied on to support his claims of "war crimes" committed by American troops in Vietnam?

5. What was the normal length of one tour of duty in Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of O'Neill's suggestion that the readers of the book view the video of the debate between him and Kerry?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What was the conversation between Kerry and the Captain of an LST en route to An Thoi, and why do the authors dispute it?

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

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

10. What question did Lt. Ted Peck ask of Kerry shortly after he returned home, and why is Kerry's response revealing?

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