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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 was Cavett's reputation as a commentator?
(a) Unfair and biased.
(b) Rude.
(c) Fair and objective.
(d) Clueless.

2. 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.

3. What does Kerry admit to about his decision to be part of the Swift Boats during Vietnam, in The Vietnam Experience: A War Remembered?
(a) That he assumed he would be doing patrolling and did not want to get involved with the war.
(b) That he was looking forward to seeing the frontlines up close.
(c) That he had no intention of doing any patrolling.
(d) That he misunderstood his assignment.

4. How much action did Kerry see during his first tour of duty?
(a) None.
(b) A lot.
(c) An average amount.
(d) A little.

5. How did Kerry distort shooting himself in the buttocks in order to receive his third purple heart?
(a) He claimed he was captured by the enemy and forced to sit on a mine.
(b) He claimed he was shot by the enemy.
(c) He claimed it was an accident caused by the intense pressures of an enemy battle.
(d) He claimed it was friendly fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "skimmer"?

2. What does Kerry claim about his request to enter the military that is not supported by any military records?

3. According to several Swift Boat officers, how did Kerry respond when the Swiftees were ordered into combat?

4. What was the primary role of skimmers?

5. What was unusual about Kerry's purple heart request that contradicted the normal procedure for how they are awarded?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

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

6. How did O'Neill finally have the chance to debate Kerry in 1971?

7. What happened in the infamous sampan incident, where a mother and her child were found, and how did Kerry respond?

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

9. 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?

10. What does Captain Plumly report about Kerry's service, and how does that correspond to the reports of his trips to Saigon?

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