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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. During what war did the Swift Boat Veterans serve with Kerry?
2. Who received a polite applause at the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion, according to O'Neill?
3. What is one of the absolute tenets of command, according to Hoffman?
4. Were the Swift Boat Veterans surprised by Kerry's actions at the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?
5. How do the authors introduce their argument?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Kerry reportedly act during his cameo appearance before the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion, what do his actions display, and how did the Swiftees respond?
2. What is the reaction of Kerry at the Swift Boats Veterans Reunion in 2003 and why is it significant?
3. What does the quote from John Edwards say and why is it so effective?
4. What is significant about the location of Lupetti's observation and who was responsible for it?
5. How much skepticism should be used when reading Unfit for Command, and how does the Introduction reduce or even eliminate it?
6. Who is Bill Lupetti and what did he observe on his return trip to Vietnam?
7. What is the main question that O'Neill and Corsi hope to answer about John Kerry, and what does the question mean?
8. How is Lupetti's observation in Vietnam relevant to Kerry and the ideas about him that the book outlines?
9. Why were the Swiftees not surprised by Kerry's actions before the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why was the FBI investigating Kerry? What was the main reason for their interest in him and his associations? How do the authors provide compelling evidence to show Kerry's ties with communism? Describe 3 examples of how the FBI supports those ties.
Essay Topic 2
After reading Unfit for Command, did the authors achieve their objective? Why or why not? Describe 3 examples of the strongest and most convincing parts of their presentation. Is this a book that every voter should have read before the 2004 election? Overall, did O'Neill and Corsi prove beyond a reasonable doubt that their positions were accurate and worth bringing to the attention of the American people? How?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the exhibit that Bill Lupetti witnessed when he visited Vietnam. What are the most surprising things about the exhibit? How does it relate to the authors' description of Kerry and his overall qualifications to be the Commander in Chief?
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