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Quiz for Document 29–5: John Kerry, Testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1971

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. According to Kerry, what was the significance of the “crimes which we are committing” in Vietnam?

South Asian nations would never trust the United States again.

The Soviet Union was gaining a useful propaganda tool against the United States.

The atrocities in Vietnam were ruining a generation of Americans.

The atrocities committed in Vietnam might have killed civilians, not just Communists.

2. According to Kerry, what was the average Vietnamese civilian’s attitude toward the war?

The average Vietnamese civilian simply wanted the war to end.

The average Vietnamese civilian wholly supported the Viet Cong.

The average Vietnamese civilian was a strong American ally.

The average Vietnamese civilian was a covert operative for one side or the other.

3. What was the “ultimate dishonor” described in Kerry’s testimony?

Forcing Americans to serve in the war through a draft

Failing to acknowledge and respect returning veterans

Lying about the war to the American public

Providing faulty weapons and gear to soldiers