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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Neill call Kerry's claims of "atrocities"?

2. What is the intent of Unfit for Command, as clearly stated by the authors in the introduction?

3. How did Ponder's account of the injuries compare to Kerry's?

4. What bodies of water were the PCFs eventually tasked for?

5. What is the question the authors hope to answer in their book, Unfit for Command?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much skepticism should be used when reading Unfit for Command, and how does the Introduction reduce or even eliminate it?

2. Who is Roy F. Hoffman and why is his opinion regarded so highly?

3. What is the main question that O'Neill and Corsi hope to answer about John Kerry, and what does the question mean?

4. What is the reason the authors do not use the word, "President", instead, referring to the position as the "Commander in Chief"?

5. How do the authors plan to answer the questions they pose at the end of the Introduction, and are their methods effective?

6. Why were the Swiftees not surprised by Kerry's actions before the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

7. What inspired O'Neill and the other Swiftees to contact Kerry with regards to his actions in Vietnam and after the war was over?

8. What is the purpose of the open letter the Swift Boat Veterans issue to John Kerry?

9. What was the difference between Joe Ponder's account of his injury and Kerry's account of the same incident, and how does O'Neill refer to Ponder's part in the reunion?

10. How is Lupetti's observation in Vietnam relevant to Kerry and the ideas about him that the book outlines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events caused Kerry to be awarded the Silver Star? What was the purpose for Kerry's assignment? How did he and his fellow officers carry out their orders? What was the end result and why did the officers think it was comical? How did Kerry use the situation to get the medal? In what ways does the Silver Star award continue the pattern of behavior that Kerry followed during his tour?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Kerry's actions in the sampan incident. What was the setting for it and why is that relevant? What should Kerry have done differently? What were the results of his actions and the significance of the people in the sampan? In an attempt to explain the situation, who does Kerry blame? How did Kerry report the incident and what were his reasons for doing so? Why is the sampan incident one of the most effective examples of how the authors' opinion of Kerry is substantiated?

Essay Topic 3

What was the open letter from the Swift Boat Veterans to John Kerry? Why was it announced, and what was its purpose? How did Kerry respond to the letter? Why was it significant that the letter was issued in 2004 and by Rear Admiral Hoffman? What is the importance of the number of signatures on the letter and who participated or endorsed it?

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