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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The Ship That Never Was.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Skunk Works created?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1935.

2. How old was Rich when the Blackbird was designed?
(a) 29.
(b) 32.
(c) 31.
(d) 34.

3. By the time Skunk Works had created design A-11, how much were they able to reduce the radar cross section of what became the Blackbird?
(a) 75 percent.
(b) 80 percent.
(c) 70 percent.
(d) 90 percent.

4. Where did the CIA purchase titanium?
(a) Soviet Union.
(b) Australia.
(c) Ghana.
(d) South Africa.

5. How many Patriot missiles could be loaded on the SWATH boat?
(a) 53.
(b) 48.
(c) 37.
(d) 64.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a test pilot for the U-2?

2. How tall was the mountain near the test site for the model stealth ship?

3. Who did Rich put in charge of building a model stealth ship at Skunk Works?

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

5. By the time the Blackbird project ended, how many separate parts had Skunk Works manufactured?

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