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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 office did Kerry hold when he ran for the presidency?
(a) Governor.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Congressman.
(d) Senator.

2. What division of the Armed Services was Roy F. Hoffman in?
(a) The United States Air Force.
(b) The United States Marines.
(c) The United States Navy.
(d) The United States Army.

3. What does O'Neill call Kerry's claims of "atrocities"?
(a) Half-truths.
(b) Lies.
(c) Misstatements.
(d) Partial truths.

4. Where was the 2004 press conference by Hoffman held?
(a) Washington.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What years was Hoffman involved with the Swift Boats?

2. What state was the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion held in?

3. Who is recognized along with Kerry in the "War Heroes" exhibit?

4. What causes Hoffman to be concerned about Kerry with regards to his political goals?

5. Which one of the following does Hoffman feel is doubtful in Kerry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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 reaction of Kerry at the Swift Boats Veterans Reunion in 2003 and why is it significant?

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

10. 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?

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