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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. Who accompanied Kerry during his previous cameo appearance at the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?
2. Which one of the following does Hoffman feel is doubtful in Kerry?
3. How did the Swift Boat Veterans feel as a result of Kerry's cameo appearance and motives?
4. What state was the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion held in?
5. What year did John Kerry run for president?
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. Why were the Swiftees not surprised by Kerry's actions before the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?
3. What is the purpose of the open letter the Swift Boat Veterans issue to John Kerry?
4. What does the quote from John Edwards say and why is it so effective?
5. 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?
6. What is the reason the authors do not use the word, "President", instead, referring to the position as the "Commander in Chief"?
7. How is Lupetti's observation in Vietnam relevant to Kerry and the ideas about him that the book outlines?
8. 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?
9. How do the authors plan to answer the questions they pose at the end of the Introduction, and are their methods effective?
10. What is the main question that O'Neill and Corsi hope to answer about John Kerry, and what does the question mean?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
O'Neill's opposition to Kerry's actions began over 30 years before Unfit for Command was written.
1) Describe the circumstances for the basis of O'Neill's objections.
2) What were the circumstances surrounding the debate between O'Neill and Kerry, why did it take so long to schedule the event, and how was the venue chosen?
3) What was the end result of the debate? Why did the crowd react the way they did? What important suggestion does O'Neill make to the readers about the debate, and why? What does Kerry's lack of evidence in the debate illustrate with regards to the claims he has made against the military?
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
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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