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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. What is a "skimmer"?

2. What does VVAW stand for?

3. Who was in a sampan that Kerry ordered to be fired upon, according to his biography in the Boston Globe?

4. How was Kerry's first wound treated?

5. What were the charges Kerry leveled against the army during his testimony?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Kerry's reasons for choosing the Swift Boats to serve on?

2. What did O'Neill first do to challenge Kerry on his testimony, and how did Kerry respond?

3. How did the debate between O'Neill and Kerry begin, and what was the outcome?

4. What was the content of Kerry's testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, and why did it anger O'Neill so much?

5. How did one of Kerry's suggestions affect the Swiftees when they were ordered to employ Psychological Operations against the enemy?

6. What were the events surrounding the first Purple Heart medal that Kerry received, and why do the authors question its validity?

7. How did Kerry initially try to avoid serving in the war?

8. How did O'Neill finally have the chance to debate Kerry in 1971?

9. What question did Lt. Ted Peck ask of Kerry shortly after he returned home, and why is Kerry's response revealing?

10. How was Kerry awarded the third Purple Heart, and why was it significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the questions the authors ask at the end of the Introduction? Why are the answers to them critical to the effectiveness of the authors' main points? What do the authors hope to accomplish with the rest of the book? How have they proven their sincerity in the Introduction, and how does that make them more credible?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why was the FBI investigating Kerry? What was the main reason for their interest in him and his associations? How do the authors provide compelling evidence to show Kerry's ties with communism? Describe 3 examples of how the FBI supports those ties.

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