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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. According to Edwards, who do you need to listen to in order to really understand Kerry?
(a) Those who know his desire to be President.
(b) Those who have known him for over 20 years.
(c) Those who are unaware of his service.
(d) Those who served with him.

2. According to his own accounts, how did Kerry respond to orders instructing him to leave a French resort and report to a more dangerous river patrol?
(a) He refused to follow them.
(b) He was confused by them because he enjoyed the peacefulness of the resort.
(c) He accepted them with certain conditions.
(d) He vehemently resisted.

3. How was Kerry's first wound treated?
(a) With stitches.
(b) With a bandage.
(c) It did not need to be treated.
(d) With a band-aid.

4. What position did Roy F. Hoffman hold?
(a) Deck Sergeant.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Rear Admiral.
(d) Lieutenant.

5. Based on Kerry's report, what kind of knowledge did the U.S. Army have of these "atrocities"?
(a) Full knowledge at almost all levels of command.
(b) Full knowledge at all levels of command.
(c) Partial knowledge at almost all levels of command.
(d) Partial knowledge at all levels of command.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Bill Lupetti?

2. What was the normal length of one tour of duty in Vietnam?

3. What does Hoffman make clear about his position?

4. What do the Swift Boat Veterans think of Kerry's attitude during the war, according to O'Neill?

5. What is the intent of Unfit for Command, as clearly stated by the authors in the introduction?

(see the answer key)

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