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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. Where were the PCFs tasked?

2. Who received a polite applause at the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion, according to O'Neill?

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

4. How many Swiftees served with Kerry during his tour?

5. What type of account does O'Neill provide for the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. Why do the authors make it a point to mention that their purpose for writing the book is not political?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are the questions the authors ask at the end of the Introduction? Why are the answers to them critical to the effectiveness of the authors' main points? What do the authors hope to accomplish with the rest of the book? How have they proven their sincerity in the Introduction, and how does that make them more credible?

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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