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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The China Syndrome.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the Soviet bombers nicknamed that Khrushchev had overfly the May Day parade in 1954?
(a) Trojan.
(b) Workhorse.
(c) Bison.
(d) Pegasus.

2. For whom was the test site built where the Have Blue was tested?
(a) Air Force.
(b) CIA.
(c) Navy.
(d) Army.

3. What bomber was the United States using to counter the Soviet heavy bombers?
(a) B-47.
(b) B-52.
(c) XB-59.
(d) YB-60.

4. When was Skunk Works ordered to destroy all of the tooling for the drones?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1971.

5. How hot did Johnson believe that a plane would get at Mach 3?
(a) 900 degrees.
(b) 500 degrees.
(c) 750 degrees.
(d) 1,200 degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what temperature did aluminum lose its strength?

2. What was the name of the phony engineering company set up to receive CIA payments?

3. Compared to Have Blue, what was the radar signature of other fighters?

4. When was the best time for a test pilot to take off?

5. How old was Rich when he first worked for Johnson?

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