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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: John Kerry in Vietnam.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state was the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion held in?
(a) Virginia.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Colorado.

2. What were Cavett's public views on the war at that time?
(a) He was for it, unlike Kerry.
(b) He didn't like it, but he understood the need for it.
(c) He did not make any public stance on the war.
(d) He was against it, just like Kerry.

3. Why did Kerry's commanders pass him from one boat to another during his tour in Vietnam?
(a) He seemed to like being reassigned a lot.
(b) He kept reporting to the wrong boats.
(c) His peers requested not to work with him.
(d) He was in high demand.

4. Who was in a sampan that Kerry ordered to be fired upon, according to his biography in the Boston Globe?
(a) A mother and her grown child.
(b) Three women and no men.
(c) A mother and small child.
(d) Two women and two men.

5. What person did Kerry compare himself to during his tour?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Walter Mondale.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words are not used to describe Kerry by the authors during his time in Vietnam?

2. Which city hosted the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

3. What was Kerry referencing during his tour of duty in Vietnam, with regards to Purple Hearts?

4. What was unusual about Kerry's purple heart request that contradicted the normal procedure for how they are awarded?

5. What is a "skimmer"?

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