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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. As a result of his poor performance, how did the audience react to Kerry at the end of the Dick Cavett Show?
(a) They still cheered him.
(b) They threw things at him.
(c) They booed him.
(d) They became silent.

2. After his deferment request was denied, how did Kerry enlist in the Navy Reserve?
(a) As an inactive volunteer.
(b) As a backup soldier.
(c) As an active volunteer.
(d) As a frontline soldier.

3. How was Kerry perceived among the other Swiftees during his time in Vietnam?
(a) A perpetual whiner.
(b) A willing soldier.
(c) A greedy politician.
(d) A perpetual loser.

4. What is a "skimmer"?
(a) A faster boat than the normal Swift Boats.
(b) A larger boat than the normal sized Swift Boat.
(c) A smaller boat than the normal sized Swift Boat.
(d) A slower boat than the normal Swift Boats.

5. What did O'Neill request from the Committee after hearing Kerry's testimony?
(a) To substantiate Kerry.
(b) To debate Kerry.
(c) To enter his observations into the records.
(d) To revoke Kerry's testimony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the charges Kerry leveled against the army during his testimony?

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

3. What does O'Neill encourage the readers to do in order to substantiate his account of the Dick Cavett Show?

4. For how long were both O'Neill and Kerry both relatively quiet?

5. Based on Kerry's report, what kind of knowledge did the U.S. Army have of these "atrocities"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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. 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?

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

8. What did O'Neill first do to challenge Kerry on his testimony, and how did Kerry respond?

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

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

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