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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 years was Hoffman involved with the Swift Boats?

2. Were the Swift Boat Veterans surprised by Kerry's actions at the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

3. What was the title of Kerry's book?

4. According to O'Neill, where did Kerry meet with the enemies of America while American soldiers were still fighting and dying?

5. What did Kerry misrepresent, according to the open letter by the Swift Boat Veterans?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many people did not sign the Swift Boat Veterans' open letter to Kerry, how important is it, and what are some of the possible reasons they did not participate?

2. What is the general purpose of an Introduction, and how do O'Neill and Corsi use it to establish their intentions in Unfit for Command?

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

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

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

6. How many signatures are on the open letter to Kerry by the Swift Boat veterans, and why is that important for the book's main point?

7. Who is Bill Lupetti and what did he observe on his return trip to Vietnam?

8. What is significant about the location of Lupetti's observation and who was responsible for it?

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

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

Kerry's testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is the catalyst for much of the book's objection to his ability to be the Commander in Chief.

1) Detail the statements made by Kerry, how they were perceived at the time, and why O'Neill and the other veterans objected to them so fiercely. Which ones were the most offensive or damaging? Why?

2) Who was the Committee made up of, and why was that important in their purpose and receptiveness to Kerry's testimony?

3) Who was responsible for writing Kerry's speech and how do Kerry's claims about it demonstrate his dishonesty?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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