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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of Kerry's book?
(a) The Necessity of War.
(b) Life at War.
(c) Tour of Duty.
(d) Reporting for Duty.

2. How does Ponder recall the circumstances around his injuries?
(a) Vividly.
(b) Vaguely.
(c) Slightly better than expected.
(d) He remembers some parts better than others.

3. How many months did Kerry serve with the Swiftees during his tour?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

4. How was John Edwards involved with Kerry in his presidential campaign?
(a) He was the vice-presidential candidate.
(b) He was the media relations coordinator.
(c) He was the campaign finance manager.
(d) He was the campaign chief of staff.

5. How does Kerry portray himself in his book's account of Ponder's injury?
(a) As an innocent bystander.
(b) As a victim.
(c) As a hero.
(d) As a witness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who controlled the forests that the PCFs were assigned to?

2. Which forests were the PCFs assigned to?

3. Who designed the "War Heroes" exhibit Lupetti observed in the museum?

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

5. Out of the officers who served with Kerry, how many signed the open letter from the Swiftees?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the quote from John Edwards say and why is it so effective?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

7. What is the main question that O'Neill and Corsi hope to answer about John Kerry, and what does the question mean?

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

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

10. How much skepticism should be used when reading Unfit for Command, and how does the Introduction reduce or even eliminate it?

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